Chapter 40: The End of the Khitan

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Shangjing, is the capital of the Liao State, was built in Yelu Abaoji, there are many orders to make the Liao State glorious is issued from here, it can be said that this is the birthplace of the glory of the Liao State. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, today's Shangjing is a gloomy fog, whether it is officials or ordinary people, they are demoralized and not in high spirits, not for anything else, just because the Khitans have returned to their original form.

"A hundred years ago, the Great Liao began to build Beijing, at that time, the Great Liao was invincible, the attack was invincible, and everywhere the Great Liao Iron Cavalry went, it was the pasture of the Great Liao, what do we want!"

"Han silk, porcelain, Han women with fine skin and tender meat, mink skin from Liaodong, ginseng from Goryeo...... Everything is available, let our Daliao warriors enjoy it! ”

"Today, we are still in the capital, but we have nothing but to drink the cold wind! Beautiful silk, beautiful porcelain, beautiful women...... It's all in vain. ”

"Don't talk about pleasure, it's a question of how long we can live. Since that Grandpa Wu defeated Da Liao, we lost the sixteen states of Yanyun, and now, Liaodong and Da Mo no longer obey Da Liao's orders, and have thrown themselves into the arms of Emperor Song. ”

"Sooner or later, the Song army will call, and at that time, what will we use to resist? What have become of all this broken copper and iron? The scimitar I used to use was bright and scary, and it was scary to look at, but now I used a tattered spear from a hundred years ago, and the tip of the spear was gone. ”

"You're luckier than we are, you still have a spear! We only have a pair of fists and a mouthful of teeth, how can we fight? ”

The soldiers got together and talked about it, and the more they talked, the more depressed they became, not for anything else, but because the Khitans had returned to their original shape, lost the source of sophisticated equipment, and lost high-end daily necessities, which made them very uncomfortable.

The loss of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was enough to make the Liao State uncomfortable, and the overall strength dropped by several orders of magnitude. Where to think, to make matters worse, Liaodong and Da Mo successively separated from the Liao State and returned to the Song Dynasty, after the news came, the Khitans were really afraid, and they had a premonition that their end was coming.

"You say, when will the Song army call?" The soldiers were most concerned about this issue, and there were many speculations.

It was not only the soldiers who were concerned about this issue, but also Yeluhonki and the ministers, who were gathered in the palace to discuss.

"When will Emperor Song call?"

"Wu Ji has just completed the battle of Hexi, wiped out Western Xia and Tubo, although he slaughtered more than 600,000 troops of the two countries, but the soldiers are tired, and they must rest for a long time, isn't this retreating to Youzhou?"

"Yes! In such a big battle, although the Song army won a great victory, it was exhausted, and this rest was necessary. In my opinion, Wu Ji not only has to rest, but also has to contact the Mongolian tribes to cut off our way to the north, only in this way can Wu Ji have a chance of victory. ”

"Wu Ji not only has to rest, but also to strategize, but also to contact the Mongolian ministries, this back and forth, there is no three or five months can not be completed, Wu Ji's march to Beijing at least after the autumn. Even, it could be the next year! ”

These ministers were gossiping and talking, speculating about the time of Wu Ji's march. What they say is reasonable, and it can be said that it is very pertinent. In the battle of Hexi, although the Song army won a big victory, it was also tired enough. Not to mention, since the beginning of the Battle of Zhuozhou, the Song army has not had a good rest, and has been fighting, and it has long been too tired to run, and it is impossible to run away after resting.

More importantly, in order to march into Shangjing, it is necessary to raise a large amount of grain and grass. Without a large amount of grain and grass, Wu Ji would not dare to march into the desert, which has a historical lesson. Huo Qubing was good at using cavalry, when he attacked Hexi, he did not bring grain and grass, and he ate wherever he went, and defeated the 240,000 Hun army entrenched in Hexi. However, for the desert, Huo Qubing did not dare to bring grain and grass, and if there was no grain and grass, Huo Qubing did not dare to march into the desert.

Throughout the ages, there have been so many famous generals, none of them dared to march into the desert without grain and grass, even if Wu Ji could fight again, he would not dare to march into Beijing without grain and grass.

After all, Wu Ji's march into Beijing will be in autumn at the earliest. The autumn in the desert was very cold, and soon it was winter, and it was not the season to use troops, and the Song army did not dare to attack Shangjing in winter anyway. In this way, Wu Ji is likely to attack Shangjing in the coming year and delay time, which is a great joy for Yelu Hongji and them.

"Huh! In my opinion, Wu Ji's chances of attacking Shangjing in the coming year are even greater! ”

"I thought so too!"

The ministers echoed in unison.

Yelu Hongji pursed his lips tightly, listened to the discussion of the ministers, never said a word, raised his eyebrows, and asked Han Ju: "Han Ju, what do you say?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is unlikely that Wu Ji will march into Shangjing this year. If the minister is Wu Ji, he will march in the coming year. Han raised his eyebrows and pondered: "The desert is different from other places, the desert is vast, if we can't defeat it, we won't evacuate?" We took advantage of the vastness of the desert and wrestled with Wu Ji in the desert, and Wu Ji couldn't please him. Therefore, the more time is sufficient, the more beneficial it is for Wu Ji. ”

The desert is vast and vast, and no one can use the desert to fight guerrilla warfare with the Song army, even if Sun Wu, the ancestor of the soldiers, is underground, he will be helpless.

"Hmm!" Yelu Hongji nodded heavily: "I think so too!" Although Wu Ji's surname is even greater in the coming year, we must not take it lightly and be prepared for the autumn war. ”

"The emperor is wise!"

What the ministers wanted to hear the most was this, the later Wu Ji attacked, the more beneficial it would be to the Khitan.

However, as soon as their words fell, they sent a whirlwind to the panicked military report, as if the end of the world had come.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good!" A pro-soldier rushed in, sweating profusely, his face pale, as if he had been buried in the soil, and shouted from afar: "Wu Ji has hit Shangjing!" Wu Ji has hit Beijing! ”

Hoarse, frightened, shook, fell to the ground, and fainted.

"Wu Ji has hit Beijing?"

The ministers couldn't help but be frightened, and almost fainted like this personal soldier. Shangjing is their last foothold, if Wu Ji calls, their end will come, who can not be surprised? Who can not be afraid?

"Nonsense!" Yelu Hongji shouted at the pro-soldier lying on the ground, but unfortunately, the pro-soldier fainted and did not hear: "My army has guarded the 50-mile radius of Shangjing like an iron bucket, and Wu Ji has beaten Shangjing, can I not know?" ”

Yelu Hongji garrisoned the Liao army around Shangjing and guarded Shangjing. If Wu Ji calls, news will come from these Liao troops. So far, there is no news, and if he wants to believe that Wu Ji has hit Beijing, he really doesn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, Wu Ji has hit the city, and the Song army is arraying and preparing to attack the city!" Just when Yelu Hongji was angry, another personal soldier rushed in and shouted from afar: "The Khitan warriors outside the city either killed Wu Ji or fled, they didn't stop Wu Ji's army at all, Wu Ji's army killed all the way, like entering a no-man's land, no one can stop it!" ”

Although Yelu Hongji did his best, he collected tens of thousands of troops and stationed them in Shangjing. However, the combat strength of these armies is not good, and the equipment is even more unbearable, and when they face the Song army, they are definitely not the opponents of the Song army, and it is inevitable that the Song army will be defeated.

What's more, the morale of the Liao army is extremely low, if you encounter the Song army, you will not fight hard, but run for your life!

In this way, the Liao army arranged by Yelu Hongji outside the city has become an ornament, and it cannot stop the footsteps of Wu Ji's army, which is reasonable.

"This, this...... No way! Yeluhongki absolutely did not want to believe that this was true, and he had to believe it, screamed, hoarse, shook off his stride, and rushed out.

This thing is too terrifying, Wu Jibing is coming to the capital, the end of the Khitan is coming, and the end of his Yelu Hongji is also coming, can he not be frightened? He trembled step by step, trembling with fear, and rushed to the head of the city.

When I came to the city, I rushed to the city to take a look, and saw that the city was black and oppressive, and it was all Song Army. Countless flags fluttered under the city, and at a glance, it looked like a sea of flags.

Look at the Song army again, all of them are full of energy, people are like dragons, horses are like tigers, there is no trace of fatigue, just like a new force. What made Yelu Hongji even more shocked was that the Song army looked at the Liao army at the head of the city, just like a hunter looking at its prey, looking like the Liao army was dead.

How much the Song army hated the Liao State, as the emperor of the Liao State, Yelu Hongji knew better than anyone else. For more than a hundred years, there is so much hatred that has been accumulated, the Song army has long wanted to exterminate the Khitans, but there is no chance, now, they finally have this opportunity, who can not hate?

"Phew!"

The ministers arrived, took a look at the situation, and couldn't help but let out bursts of cool breath, so shocked that they couldn't even speak.

If they could still speak, it must have been a scream: "Didn't you say that Wu Ji's army was a tired army?" How can you be full of energy and morale? ”

Wu Ji's army was indeed tired, but because this was a good opportunity to avenge the revenge of a hundred years, the soldiers not only did not feel tired, but were extremely excited, and their exhaustion was swept away, and they were full of energy, no different from the new army.

The Song army arrayed very quickly, and soon the array was completed, and a huge military array appeared, with a shocking power and momentum.

"Yelu Hongji, we meet again!" Wu Ji rode his horse, pointed to Yelu Hongji on the head of the city, and teased: "Yelu Hongji, since Yanyun said goodbye, I haven't seen you for several months, I, Wu Ji miss you very much!" ”

"Do you miss me? You're trying to capture me alive, aren't you? "Yelu Hongji is so angry that he didn't die. recalled the scene when he chased Wu Ji and ran away like a dog, and was so depressed that he almost fell off the city.

"Poof! Poof! ”

Zhou Wei covered his mouth and laughed, this Wu Ji is too good at teasing, isn't this going to make Yelu Hongji angry to death?

"Yelu Hongji, when you can escape from the land of Yanyun, where can you escape now?" Wu Ji's right hand waved down heavily, like thunder: "The people in the city are waiting to listen: open the city gate immediately and return to the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise, when the city is broken, it will be the time when you die!" In the first battle of Hexi, I slaughtered more than 600,000 Xixia dogs and Tubo dogs, and I don't care about cutting off tens of thousands of dogs' heads! ”

"Enter Shangjing!"

"Slaughter the Liao dogs!"

The soldiers of the Song army erupted into an earth-shattering roar.

(To be continued)