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In decades, the fiercest battle between Song and Liao took place under the city of Cheongju. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Khitan Iron Cavalry suddenly arrived, which caught the Song army off guard, but fortunately, the reaction was quite fast and did not cause disastrous consequences.

Because it was a surprise attack and mainly cavalry, the Liao army did not carry heavy offensive equipment. However, the craftsmen accompanied the army, and since occupying the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Khitans have accumulated considerable experience in the offensive and defensive battles of the city. Among the large number of Han people in the Yanyun area, there are many skilled craftsmen.

Time is precious, and the Khitans know this better than anyone else, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty is in the city of Qingzhou. Now that the news is spreading everywhere, the Song Dynasty will definitely return to help in the fastest time, if it can't end the battle before the Song army rushes back, and capture the Song Dynasty emperor, everything will be in vain.

Therefore, the most important thing in the first two attacks was to clear the periphery of Qingzhou, and the feather arrows could kill and injure the living forces of the Song army's guards with light weapons, and hit the confidence of the Song army. At the same time, the craftsmen of the Liao State immediately started to make instruments, and at noon that day, the first batch of instruments was freshly baked.

The speed has to be amazing, which shows how desperate the Khitans were in order to capture the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Of course, it is also inseparable from the urging of the Liao lord Yelujun, the two emperors met on the narrow road in Qingzhou, and they had to fight to the death. The Khitan soldiers all knew that this battle could only be won and not defeated.

They have already penetrated deep into the Song realm, and if it is only them, it will not matter if the whole army is annihilated. But the Liao lord personally led the army south, so he had to be careful.

Once the raid fails and the Song army is counter-encircled, Yelujun may be in danger, and the risk is equally great.

Speaking carefully, the situation of Song and Liao is very similar. The emperors of both countries were young, both had just ascended the throne, and their heirs were two young children, and they were both in danger at the moment.

There are only winners and losers in this battle, and it is difficult to have a draw, so they are destined to be proud of the world. The other was defeated and sunk, even losing his life. Then the corresponding result is that there will be a strong and a declining between the two countries.

The fate of two young emperors. The luck of the two countries, the general trend of the world in the east are maintained in this battle, under the city of Cheongju, which side will the traces of history be drawn?

The first day passed, and the Khitans attacked fiercely, but because they only began to invest siege equipment at noon, the offensive effect was not very good. It can basically be said that it was a futile, but it did cause great pressure on the Song soldiers.

After collecting the troops, Yelujun looked at Cheongju City in the night and smiled faintly. Silent. It was not surprising that the city could not be captured on the first day, which was to be expected. On the contrary, judging from the stubborn resistance of the Song army, it can at least be concluded that Zhao Zhao was inside the city.

As long as people are there. Catch turtles in the urn, close the door and beat the dog, isn't it still hand-to-hand? The key is time, and the focus is on the two days after tomorrow. In three days, if you still can't capture Qingzhou City, you must evacuate. Otherwise, it is possible to be surrounded by the Song army, and its security will be greatly threatened.

If the follow-up arrangements can immediately keep up. It also has the strength to fight with the Song army. Is it really appropriate to just have Armageddon so early?

Although Ye Lujun has been looking forward to such a day, when it really happens, he can't help but feel timid. This is a very objective fact, if the decisive battle is really carried out in the territory of Liao, he may be more confident.

But Cheongju. This is a city deep into the territory of the Song Dynasty, and the Khitan army is a labor expedition, and the pressure on logistics and supply is not small. And the Song army fought on the mainland, and the supply of all aspects was undoubtedly more convenient. Cheongju also happens to be on the edge of the canal, and grain and grass materials can borrow the canal. A steady stream of deliveries.

The Khitan army worked on an expedition, and the Song army waited for work, which must be more advantageous.

Therefore, Yelujun prefers to quickly resolve the battle by himself within three days. Make a name for yourself, make an unprecedented, unprecedented, and then evacuate. The follow-up Liao army only needs to be used as a response.

It was also three days, but it was extremely long for Luo Jiancheng.

Eight thousand soldiers, guarding a city, guarding the emperor, guarding the national fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty, it is self-evident how much pressure there is.

He had already told all the soldiers that reinforcements were already on the way, and that it was only necessary to hold back the attack of the Khitan army to be victorious.

Although the official family seems to have something to say and another mystery, he doesn't dare to take chances, let alone be careless, and joke about the emperor's safety, which is a big crime to exterminate the nine clans, and it will stink for 10,000 years.

On the first day, I carried it, and the first half of the day was not bad. In the second half of the day, the Khitans began to invest siege equipment, which put heavy pressure on the city defense.

Just looking at the fact that they rushed to produce equipment in such a short time, you can see how determined the Khitans are. Fortunately, the soldiers bravely killed the enemy and did not let the Khitans take a step forward.

But the cost was also very high, in just one afternoon, more than 500 soldiers and civilians were killed, and nearly 1,000 were wounded. This is the beginning, the war tomorrow and the day after tomorrow is the most tragic, according to this rhythm, where can we hold on?

In particular, Minfu had seen war, but it was the first time he had participated in it. Inexperienced, unable to carry out orders in a timely manner, inappropriate position, and especially not good at self-preservation, the death rate of the first day was twice as high as that of the soldiers.

Some of the cowardly ones were directly afraid, and Luo Jiancheng had no choice but to kill a few cowards, and use blades and blood to suppress them, inspiring the blood and courage of the people. And tell them that reinforcements are coming. In addition, the emperor was in the city, and Zhao Zhao himself came to the city to boost morale, so there was no tragedy.

At night, the autumn wind was whistling through the city, and Luo Jiancheng didn't dare to close his eyes at all. There are soldiers constantly patrolling back and forth at the head of the city, lest the Khitans sneak attack, and once something goes wrong, it will be a catastrophe.

Fortunately, he was cautious, and in the middle of the night, two Khitan squads did sneak in, intending to climb the city wall. As a result, they found it and shot down the city. At this time, the Liao lord Yelu Jun was leading a large army to wait in the distance, waiting for the soldiers who were sneaking up to open the city gates.

It's a pity, it failed!

As the east turned white, the battle of the next day began again, and the first rays of the morning sun accompanied by the Khitan ladder rushed to the head of Qingzhou City.

Luo Jiancheng immediately ordered to pour the prepared fire oil and ignite it. Although the fresh wet wood ladder is not flammable, it can't withstand a large amount of fire and oil rain falling from the sky, at least after the Khitan soldiers tried it once, they retreated one after another, and their arrogance was hit hard.

The biggest advantage of the Song army was that it was well prepared, and Cheongju was on the side of the canal, and it was determined to be the distribution center of strategic materials on the front line from the beginning. There is enough oil for fire, rolling wood and stone, swords and arrows, which are now used at all costs and on the principle of waste.

I have to say that Yelujun chose the wrong place for the decisive battle. But if you think about it, it's not something he can choose on his own initiative.

Watching a layer of fire oil float up in the moat, Yelujun reluctantly shouted gold, and the first wave of Khitan attacks was suspended. Let's let the flowing water of the canal dilute the fire oil in the moat, otherwise as soon as they get closer, the Song people will throw a flame, which will burn a lot of soldiers to death, and it will also deal a blow to the confidence of the soldiers.

Taking advantage of this moment, the Song army at the head of the city also took a breath for a while. Heal wounded soldiers, quickly replenish weapons, and fight the Khitans to the end.

Zhao Zhao was not afraid of danger, and personally came to the city to inspect and motivate the soldiers to fight. The emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, if he didn't go to the front line and took the lead, how could he want to go on a personal expedition?

Standing at the head of the city, seeing that there were only 350,000 Khitan troops outside the city, Zhao Zhao was slightly disappointed. However, when he learned that the commander was Yelujun, the emperor of Liao, Zhao Zhao immediately worshipped, Yelujun was still too polite after all, and sent himself such a big gift, and he came to the door in person.

Not bad, not bad! If it was just like this, the result would be good, but Zhao Zhao always felt that there were some regrets, Yelujun's fish seemed to be a little too small.

From noon, the Khitans began to attack continuously, and they had a large number of troops, so they could wagon and attack without interruption. The Song army was only able to resist stubbornly, and the casualties they paid were very heavy, and on several occasions they almost couldn't hold on. Fortunately, because the official Zhao Zhao personally commanded the city tower, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and it should have resisted the attack of the Khitans.

When the sun set and the Khitans withdrew their troops, Luo Jiancheng sat down on the ground and could barely stand up. Sweat had soaked his clothes for the first time, his body and face were covered with slimy blood, and he was also hit by an arrow in the shoulder.

There were many soldiers of the Song army like this, and at the head of Cheongju City, it was almost impossible to find soldiers without a little damage. Today's casualties directly exceeded 2,000, and almost half of the troops were lost in two days, and the battle was so fierce.

What is really worrying is tomorrow, although the casualties of the Khitans are not small, but the number of people is large and they can hold on. But the Song army was different, with almost half of the troops, it was difficult to defend the entire city tightly. If they don't break through today, tomorrow will be their last chance, and the Khitans will definitely play with their lives.

Fortunately, they still have the last reserves, and Zhao Zhao deliberately left a thousand Great Song Blades without entering the battle, and now participating in them as a new force can somewhat alleviate the urgent need of insufficient troops.

In the city of Qingzhou, all the people of the Song Dynasty were united and prepared to fight the Khitans to the end.

When the morning sun rose on the third day, the tide of Khitans attacked again. Zhao Zhao stood at the head of the city, looking at the menacing Liao soldiers, and couldn't help but smile coldly. As soon as a Liao soldier climbed up to the top of the city, Zhao Zhao went up with a knife.

It's almost time, and today is the time to decide the winner. Yelujun, don't worry, I also have a big gift here, and I've been preparing for you for a long time!