Chapter 45: Movement in the North
Under the miserable white moonlight, the flames soared into the sky, black smoke billowed out, and the government offices, arsenals, granaries and other places in the city were on fire in an instant.
Yang Zan and the others rode on the war horses of the Liao cavalry, and the Liao army behind them also sprang out of nowhere and chased after Yang Zan and them, "Catch up with that group of thieves, and teach them to run away." ”
The Liao soldiers were reluctant to chase after them, and Leng Wu, who was galloping across the horse, looked back and said urgently: "How can we go on like this, the Liao people are chasing after us, what should we do?" ”
Yang Zan also felt this way, he seemed to have a stone in his chest, they had been running around the city for a long time tonight, and now they were already exhausted, and the Liao army suddenly didn't know which alley they rushed out of, there were a lot of people.
Those Liao soldiers were not fully clothed, holding weapons of different lengths, and riding horses under their crotches, galloping.
Yang Zan summoned everyone to retreat behind, shooting backwards with bows and arrows.
The sound of the bowstring resounded ...... the back, and the Liao soldiers in front of the back were stunned by the suddenly flying arrows, and the few people in front were shot by the arrows, and the Liao soldiers did not have time to stop, and a cavalry in the back stepped on the corpses of the soldiers in front of them and fell.
However, the bows and arrows did not make the Liao retreat, and they were terrified for a moment, and then drove the horses forward.
Yang Zan immediately shouted: "Everyone, it seems that we have to fight first." ”
Yang Zan's face was very calm, and after he finished speaking, he immediately took out the latest improved hand from his backpack. Pomegranate. bomb, this is the Ordnance Supervision with the painstaking efforts of many craftsmen.
Yang Zan immediately said: "Everyone speed up, let the Liao people eat and see their suffering, and you take out the cloth strip behind your back and plug the horse's ears ......" After speaking, Yang Zan has already pulled away his hand according to the method of use. Pomegranate. Flick a metal cable underneath, and a puff of white smoke comes out of it.
Yang Zan quickly threw it into the queue of the Liao army behind, only in an instant, a loud bang rose from the ground, hand. Pomegranate. The moment the bullet exploded, the horses and soldiers were dispersed by a wave of air, and more than a dozen Liao soldiers had no time to react. Pomegranate. The bullets blew into a blur of flesh and blood, shattered limbs, and some of them burst open their throats, and blood splattered like a gushing fountain.
The Liao people were also terrified, and that hand. Pomegranate. The fragments buried in the bullet flew away again, causing minor injuries to several soldiers behind them.
Yang Zan was very satisfied, a small hand. Pomegranate. The bullet caused such a big damage, it seems that the firearm of the ordnance supervisor really deserves its reputation, and Leng Wu is also the first time to see such a powerful weapon, her mouth is wide open, and her face is glaring at Yang Zan on the side.
Yang Zan just smiled bitterly, he was also taken aback, if he hadn't seen the power of this thing before, maybe he would have been thrown to the ground directly by the frightened horse...... This was repeated several times, and there were many fewer Liao soldiers chasing behind, until the Liao army gave up pursuing the enemy.
"It's safe!" Yang Zan lifted the horse rope, the horses under the crotch had stopped in place, and now they had arrived at the location of the city gate in the south of the city, there was a mess around here, the ground was full of dead corpses, blood stains everywhere, it seemed that the battle between the rest of the warriors and the Liao soldiers in the Changchun Hall was very fierce.
"Commander Yang, are we going out of the city tonight?" He You asked Yang Zandao, he felt that the Liao army had not chased after him, so it was even more unlikely that he would touch their traces, anyway, the enemy did not know, so it was better to continue to stay in this Youzhou city to wait for the Liao army to collapse by itself.
"Now we have caused great damage in Youzhou, even if the Liao people can't find our rudder, it is still difficult for us to take action in Youzhou, and now the city of Youzhou has almost been completed, and then we have to go to Jizhou." Yang Zan raised his head and looked at the towering city gate in the south of the city, there was no trace of the Liao army on this city gate, and the corpses of the Liao soldiers were all over the city gate at this moment, such tragic deaths and injuries would inevitably cause the shock of the Liao monarchs and ministers, if Yelu Jing was angry, could it still be safe here, and it was not accidental that the Liao army went south this time.
"I still don't get it?" Not only He You, but even Lu Bo, Yang Ning and others on the side were puzzled.
Yang Zan understood their thoughts, and he said slowly: "The first battle between Song and Liao has not ended, and the order given to us by the Lord is to disrupt the back of the enemy army and take the opportunity to harass the grain road. ”
They seemed to understand a little bit about this ......, but the order to harass the rear of the enemy army was also given by the Lord, and they did not dare to disobey at will.
"It's not too early, get out of the city quickly, by the way, and Xiao Siwen's daughter, is it safe now?"
He Youdao: "Mrs. Xiao has always been in the hands of Lu Datou, she is the lord's honored guest, how can we lose etiquette and disturb the lord's plan." ”
Yang Zan repeated: "That's good, it's better to get out of the city now, you guys get out of the city quickly, we have to rush to Jizhou." ”
"Driving-" Yang Zan walked at the forefront, Leng Wu also followed closely, and the rest of the people from Changchun Hall followed closely.
At dawn, the smoke in the city has not yet dissipated, and the ground is full of the corpses of Liao soldiers, the blood and water have flowed away, and they have condensed into a large pool, and the rest of the stumps and broken bodies are also distributed around, which makes people look a little frightened.
It's a hell, a desperate place.
The surviving Liao soldiers are counting the number of dead soldiers in the barracks.
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At this moment in Yizhou, the soldiers and horses who knew how to drill had already reached the plain, and Zhao Kuangyin and they also began to move the battle line out of Yizhou City, but shifted their strategy to Jinpo Pass along the line east of Taihang Mountain, and directly faced with the Flying Fox.
Zhao Kuangyin sat on his horse, and he had already arrived outside the city of Yizhou, and the mighty army followed closely behind, forming a long dragon body.
Spring flowers bloom, the flat ground is full of some unknown wildflowers, the breeze blows, there is a fragrance of flowers, at this moment the Song army soldiers are also burying the pot to make rice, ready to cook early.
Cao Bin held a letter in his hand, which was written by his son Cao Can.
Cao Can is now in the Taihang Mountain, their pioneer camp is almost thirteen or fourteen miles away from the Flying Fox, Cao Can said in the letter that some of the terrain in the Taihang Mountain and where the Liao army has deployed troops in the Taihang Mountain to prevent the Song army from advancing westward, as for the Flying Fox, there is only news of Yelu Huge's injury, and the rest is not ......
Cao Bin read the letter, so he hurriedly went to the big tent of the Chinese army and handed the letter to Zhao Kuangyin.
The things in the letter exceeded Zhao Kuangyin's expectations, such as Heishiling's next plan to disguise himself as the Liao army, and then attack the Liao army in the Flying Fox Mountain.
After Zhao Kuangyin read it, he looked solemn, and he said to Cao Bin: "The key to this matter still needs to be grasped, how to do it, or their planning, we are just a feint attack in the east to distract the attention of the Liao army, and then all the attention of the Liao army will be drawn here." ”
Cao Bin's face did not change, and he looked very respectful, "What the official said is very true, at the moment, the military newspaper only says that Yelu Xiuge and they are still in the dark, and they don't know everything about Heishiling, so the opportunity for my Song army is still very big." ”
"Guohua, this battle is only allowed to be won and not defeated, you quickly send someone to Jinpo Pass, and let Li Jixun and them immediately feint to attack the Flying Fox and relieve the pressure on Heishiling."
Cao Bin immediately arched his hand and said, "Order." And with that, he went down.
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A day later, in Jinpo Pass, Li Jixun received an order from Emperor Zhao Kuangyin, who now asked the 10,000 soldiers guarding Jinpo Pass to go to Taihang Mountain.
In the reckless Taihang Mountain, the smoke of the cooking rose curlingly, and it was already noon at this moment. The rays of the sun's rays are very intense, and staying in the sun for a long time makes people's eyes feel dizzy. There is only one sheep intestine trail from Jinpo Pass to Flying Fox, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.
The cliffs on both sides are hidden and surrounded by mountains, if you go directly to the Flying Fox Trail, Li Jixun and others are also extremely easy for the Liao army to discover, their order is a feint, but the worry is that the Liao army behind the cliffs on both sides of the Flying Fox Mountain, in case a lot of sassagers and flying stones roll down from which cliff, the Song army of 10,000 people will explain here.
Li Huai looked at the mountains, he was always a little worried in his heart, he sat down on the horse, rushed to Li Jixun in front of him, and said: "Li Defense Envoy, the last general feels that this place does not look safe, we have to send people to clear the obstacles in the mountains, otherwise if there is an ambush, our army will bear the brunt?" ”
"Waisu is right." Li Jixun immediately ordered a team of 800 soldiers to explore the mountain and stone path.
Li Jixun ordered the rest of the Song army soldiers to wait in place, while Li Jixun and the rest of the soldiers rode horses and walked around here.
Li Jixun and others have been around here all along, waiting for the return of 800 people.
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It's already night, at this moment in the Black Stone Ridge, the torches have been lit in turn, since the Song army attacked here, Wei Kang, Hu Yanzan and others have been guarding here, the current Black Stone Ridge has settled down, those Liao troops in a few days of getting along, they have already let down their vigilance, and after the comparison of life in the Liao country, the Liao people feel that if they become a member of the Song army, they will not live so badly in the future.
The Song people paid attention to military merits, as long as they made meritorious service, they would be rewarded, and when they joined the Song army, they could also receive 500 copper coins every month, which was 50 times more than in the Liao army, and the Liao soldiers who joined the Song army on the first day could receive an extra 100 copper coins every month, that is, 600 Wen.
Although 500 wen is not much, it is more than enough for life. A few days later, about eighty percent of the Liao soldiers joined the Song army, and the rest were hesitant, treason is also a big crime in the Liao country, if they are caught, they will also have to sit together, but now up to the commander of the Liao army, down to a gang and miscellaneous servants have become prisoners of the Song army, not surrendering is a dead end, surrender may be a way to live, for the rich salary, who will refuse.
There are a few candles on the candlestick in Xiao Siwen's tent, Xiao Siwen just sat cross-legged on the couch, he has seen the situation in the past few days, now most of the Liao army has surrendered to the Song army, Xiao Siwen's heart has also been touched, he was also very shocked when he heard the policy of the Song army, the Liao country has been rotten, it is time to change...... It's just that Xiao Siwen hasn't figured out in his heart whether to surrender or be a loyal minister.
When Hu Yanzan left, he said something to himself, which touched Xiao Siwen's heart a little.
"If the rulers of a country are incompetent, what do you do?"
"A country does not depend on the ruler alone, but on the hundreds of millions of people in the world...... If the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, and if he is not secret, he will lose his life......"
"What if you die, your allegiance is just a faint king, your name will not be passed down through the ages, it will only be stinking for thousands of years......"
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Xiao Siwen asked himself, he hated Yelujing's rule, such a faint monarch would only make the country more chaotic, their Liao State was so consumed little by little in the hands of this fang, if Yelujing did not die, the Liao State would definitely fall apart in the future, and a country, the ruler is like this, what should the people do.
What should Xiao Siwen do, he has been sitting around the candle lamp.
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