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Three days was also a great torment and test for He Mingxiang in Mozhou. Biquge%Info.78xs.

After discovering that the Liao cavalry was heading towards Qingzhou, he was very anxious, but there were not many troops under him, and the division of troops to rescue was a drop in the bucket and did not play a big role.

The situation was already very bad, and he didn't dare to let there be any problems with the defense of Mozhou, so he immediately passed the news to the outside and reported it to several generals who led the troops, and also contacted the generals of nearby states and counties.

If a few people are united, they will have some advantage in terms of troops, but unfortunately, in the afternoon, there was another Khitan army south, with a strength of almost 100,000 people. (Actually, no, seventy or eighty thousand)

The Khitans actually sent such a large-scale army south, are they bound to win Qingzhou? Thinking of where the official family was, He Mingxiang was not only frightened but also frightened.

If this is the case, even if all the troops of several nearby states and counties are gathered, they will not be able to stop the pace of the Khitan iron cavalry at all.

For him, there is no point in rescuing Qingzhou, and holding Mozhou and delaying the progress of the Khitans is the greatest success.

The Liao general who led this army was Yelujie, a remote clan of the Khitan royal family with considerable military talent. After the Xianyong Rebellion, Yelujun focused on promoting and cultivating newcomers.

Although he had already suffered a defeat in the hands of the Song army a few days ago, this did not affect Yelujun's trust in him, and the task of leading the follow-up brigade of the Liao State fell on him.

Yelujun's biggest responsibility is actually to ensure that the back road is unblocked, and the Liao lord led an army of 30,000 to raid Qingzhou, in case of a mistake, the consequences are unimaginable. So if the raid fails, at least ensure that the retreat is smooth, and then think about it in the long run.

To be honest, Ye Lujie was very helpless about this arrangement of the Liao Lord. How can the emperor of a country personally lead troops as the vanguard and fight an assault? Obviously, it is more appropriate for Qingzhou to go to the matter by himself, but he is the emperor, insisting on his own opinion, as a courtier, he can only obey the edict, and then see the huge risk and do it in a hurry.

The top priority at the moment is to conquer Mozhou and ensure that the army can smoothly withdraw from Qingzhou to the Liao mainland through Mozhou and Waqiaoguan.

Of the three places in the south of Guannan, Xiongzhou, that is, Waqiao Pass, was the strongest and the most difficult to capture, and now it is in their hands. In the eyes of the Khitans, Mozhou is easier to defeat. In particular, this place is relatively close to Waqiao Pass, and they also brought a lot of siege weapons.

But Yelujie was wrong, and the city that he thought was easy to get at his fingertips made him pay a terrible price. He Mingxiang, the defender of Mozhou, defended desperately, and in the face of the attack of the Khitans, he did not have the slightest fear. In two days, he withstood the two days of crazy attacks of the Khitans.

As for the price, the 10,000 defenders of Mozhou, who had at least 5,000 young men who assisted in defending the city, were almost completely wiped out. The walls and land of Mozhou had been dyed blood-red, and with the last of their strength, the city was finally lost. The remnants of the soldiers were not reconciled, and they started street battles with the Khitans, fighting to the death.

In the end, as long as the man who could afford the knife, all fell in a pool of blood. He Mingxiang also died on the battlefield, even if he died, his eyes were still round and open, and he was holding a knife in his hand, making a gesture of killing the enemy.

Even the Khitans who entered the city were quite moved when they saw this scene. Even if he is an enemy, he is definitely a hero, a man worthy of respect.

There are nearly 80,000 elites in the Liao Kingdom, and it is simply an unimaginable shame that they were blocked for two days under the small city of Mozhou. Commanded, the Khitans were very angry, they couldn't imagine that the Song army could be resolute to this extent, giving them such a big shock and shock.

The Liao army suffered heavy casualties, and was very angry, and some people even proposed to slaughter the city in retaliation.

Yelujah did not do this, not necessarily because he was merciful, but because he had no extra time to waste. The surviving people in Mozhou City are also red-eyed. He believed that if he dared to give the order to slaughter the city, these unarmed people would also put up a desperate resistance, and they would still deal a heavy blow to the Khitans.

The longer the delay, the Song army in Yingzhou will also come to block it, even if there are not many of them, but it can still slow down their journey. After experiencing the Battle of Mozhou, Yelujie believed that even if he knew that he would fail, the Song army would play with his life. This time, he finally witnessed the courage and backbone of the Southern Dynasties.

The lord of Liao was still in Qingzhou, and he didn't know what the situation was, so he didn't dare to delay. After leaving a part of the army to hold Mozhou, he immediately rushed to the aid of Qingzhou.

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Yelujun's situation was also not good, two consecutive attacks were in vain, and the resistance of the Song Dynasty was too stubborn. Although he knew the reason very well and felt that it was reasonable, he still felt angry. A coveted thing is right in front of you, but it is out of reach across a city wall, which is really itchy and even crazy.

He has already stormed at all costs, the casualties of Khitan warriors have almost exceeded 10,000, the mood of the soldiers is not very good, and the frustration of confidence is a very bad problem.

Tomorrow is the deadline, and if we can't capture Cheongju City tomorrow, we must retreat. The Song army from all walks of life must have received the news and rushed back to escort them, they will definitely run desperately, and if they are dragged back at that time, it will be a very bad situation.

Yelujun wants revenge, wants to become famous in a fight, and set an example in history, but the premise of all this is to live, and life must be cherished.

On the third day, can it be captured? The casualties of the Khitans were so large, and the casualties of the Song army were certainly not small, and their troops were not many. Tomorrow's defense will definitely not be as strong as the previous two, and this is their chance, their last chance to break the city.

Originally, Yelujun was still a little apprehensive, but he didn't expect that at dawn, Yelujie actually led the army to arrive. With the addition of a large number of new forces, Yelujun was very excited, and the city was hopeful.

Isn't this the beginning of a tragedy?

Before dawn, Yelujun launched an attack on Cheongju City. The city still resisted very stubbornly, but it also paid an extremely heavy price.

Luo Jiancheng was almost unable to stand it, if it weren't for Zhao Zhao behind him, the soldiers insisted on holding on with the last trace of courage, afraid that Qingzhou had already been breached.

The walls of Cheongju were already crumbling, and after repelling an attack, the Song army at the head of the city was surprised to find that the Khitan army under the city was growing exponentially, at least more than 100,000.

This is a frightening fact, but Zhao Zhao, who witnessed everything, was extremely excited, and Yelujun really gave a big gift.

Zhao Zhao commanded, Li Cheng immediately hurried away, and then there was a crackling sound, and colorful fireworks rose in the sky above Qingzhou!

Ambilight, the dazzling light even overshadowed the morning star, and the officers and soldiers of the two armies of Song and Liao who were fighting looked at this scene, and their eyes widened.

"The soldiers are holding on for a while, the reinforcements will arrive soon, destroy the enemy Khitan, and recover Yanyun is today!" Zhao Zhao stood at the head of the city and shouted, boosting the morale of the soldiers. The brilliance of the fireworks and the earth-shattering sound were also excellent encouragement, and the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted for a while.

The situation on the Liao side was not very good, they didn't know what kind of magical thing it was, and they were quite surprised to see the streamer flickering. Especially in such an era of worship of gods, the shock is very strong. And the sound of fireworks was also very loud, and the war horses were frightened, and the scene was a little chaotic.

I don't know why, when the colorful light is reflected on his face, Yelujun has a strong uneasiness.

Soon, the uneasiness was verified. The Song Army's catapult, which had been dormant for a long time, began to fire again. Yelujun didn't care, fighting with a few casualties, it was not difficult to attack the city.

But something unexpected happened, and the stones that the Song army ran out of exploded in the sky and in the crowd of the Liao army. The heat wave came to the face, and countless iron filings, steel balls, and even stones cracked, hitting the Khitan soldiers and horses, or shooting directly into the body.

The Khitans wailed, mixed with the sound of huge explosions, and there was chaos under the city of Cheongju.

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Forty miles outside Qingzhou City, on the edge of a hidden dense forest, Shi Jianfei paced back and forth, very anxious.

It's already the third day, and although the official family has an order that he must not attack until the fireworks rise, he is still a little uncalm. I wanted to lead the army to attack several times, but in the end I endured it, but I quietly solved the Khitan people's exploration horses and gradually moved forward.

He was praying, praying that Cheongju would be safe and sound, that the fireworks would appear soon. For this arrangement of the official family, he didn't know what to say, from a military point of view, it was indeed a wonderful plan to lure the enemy, and the emperor of a country had enough power.

The Khitans were really fooled, and this is the best proof of this.

But the problem is that it is too dangerous, leaving only 8,000 people to face the attack of the unknown Khitans. This move is really too dangerous, but the official family insisted, in order to be able to ** the Liao army, it was called a decisive battle as soon as possible, and they had to take risks.

It is really admirable that the official family can have such courage. But it is precisely because of such a good emperor that the Great Song Dynasty Zhongxing is ready to wait, and there can be no accidents.

Shi Jianfei was very nervous, and Di Yong was also nervous, he knew very well what this battle meant.

This time is the battle of the rise of the Great Song Dynasty, and it has the same meaning for the Di family, out of various considerations for the maintenance of Zhao Zhao, the information about Di Qing's life has not been announced, and a generation of heroes can only be a living dead.

It's a pity that I can't go to the battlefield, but my father is old after all, and Di Yong feels that this responsibility, as well as the heroism and glory of the family, should be borne by himself, the son. However, when he left, the most words that his father told him the most were not what kind of great military exploits he had made, but to protect the safety of the official family.

has been silently guarding for more than 20 years, and now that this task has been passed on to him, Di Yong only feels a lot of pressure. The official family is now in Qingzhou, which has attracted the Liao army, but it is also full of dangers.

Di Yong, who remembered his father's advice, wanted to rush forward, it was difficult to disobey the king's fate, and he was even more afraid of ruining the official family's plan, so he could only go around in place and be in a hurry.

It's already the third day, and the agreed time is within three days.

Di Yong has already begun to gather troops, after the sun rises, no matter whether the official family sends a signal or not, he will use troops, even if it is to disobey the holy decree, he will not hesitate to do so, so it is really too tormenting!

But no need, when the soldiers and horses were being reorganized, an adjutant general shouted: "General, look! ”

Di Yong turned his head and saw the sky in the distance with brilliant fireworks, and then there was a faint roar, and the heavens and the earth shook! (To be continued.) )