readx; On the banks of the Mojiang River, the shouts of killing shook the sky, the blood flowed like a river, the endless field was full of corpses, half of the spear was stuck in the ground, the broken bows and arrows were intertwined with the broken corpses, the battle flag was fluttering in the wind, and a tragic battle had gradually come to an end. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The 170,000 allied forces of the Khitan, Xi and Yan were like bamboos, and after they washed the Buyeo Mansion in blood, they turned south and entered the Changling Mansion, and defeated the 20,000 defenders of the Bohai State in the first battle of the Bohai State.

The goal of the Khitan coalition army was to capture Longquan Mansion in Shangjing, which was the capital of the Bohai Kingdom, and taking Longquan Mansion was equivalent to taking the entire Bohai Kingdom.

Longquan Mansion is located in the northeast of Xiande Mansion, with Tianmen Ridge in the west and Changbai Mountain in the east, within a long and narrow basin, if you want to take Longquan Mansion, you must first conquer Xiande Mansion, and Xiande Mansion has become the last barrier of Longquan Mansion in Shangjing.

At this time, Silla had already sent 70,000 troops into the Bohai State and formed a coalition army with the Bohai State, of which 100,000 allied troops were deployed on the Mojiang line, while the Khitan coalition army was divided into two routes, and after forcibly crossing the Mojiang River, fierce battles broke out between the two sides on the banks of the Mojiang River.

After three days and three nights of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Bohai Silla coalition army finally could not resist it, and the defeat was already visible.

At this time, Li Huaijie, the great chief of the Khitan, waved his sword and gave the final attack order: "Annihilate all the enemy troops, not a single one will be left!" ”

The Khitan coalition army like a pack of wolves launched a comprehensive attack on the Bohai Navy, under the fierce attack of the powerful cavalry and the Yan army's strong bow and crossbow, the Bohai Coalition Army suffered heavy casualties, and finally collapsed, the Bohai Silla coalition army fled all over the mountains, the wolf surnames of the Khitan and Xi people were vividly exposed at this moment, they killed people like hemp, whether they were prisoners of war or wounded soldiers, they all cut off their heads and hung them on their waists, all of them had hideous faces, like devils crawling out of hell.

In this battle, more than 70,000 Bohai coalition troops were killed, corpses piled up, blood stained the earth, and finally only more than 20,000 rear troops fled into Xianzhou City, the main general of the Bohai Coalition Army, Zuo Wuwei, also unfortunately died, the Khitan coalition army immediately surrounded Xianzhou City, and began to attack the city day and night, at the same time, Li Huaijie sent the Khitan general A Gu to lead 30,000 Khitan troops south to Silla, trying to take advantage of the Silla army to go north, when the country was empty, and destroy the Silla country in one fell swoop.

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Shangjing Longquan Mansion, the news of the Xianzhou fiasco has reached the capital, there is chaos inside and outside the capital, the people of the states and counties of Longquan Mansion dragged their families and fled into the capital in a panic, and the dignitaries in the city fled north in a panic, the capital has completely lost order, and the streets and alleys in the city can be seen everywhere with large bags and small bags ready to flee the people.

There are only 20,000 garrisons left in Longquan Prefecture, and less than 50,000 troops left in the entire Bohai State, and the country is in danger.

In the palace, Da Qinmao, the king of Bohai, sat alone in the room, staring blankly at a map of the Bohai Sea hanging on the opposite wall, at this moment, the map in his eyes had become bloody, he seemed to see the destruction of the whole country, and saw his people suffering cruel slaughter and annihilation.

Mojiang was defeated, he clearly understood the fate of the Bohai State, there was no luck, before the winter came, his country was going to perish, they only had two ways to go, either all of them were killed by the Khitans, or surrender, and accept the enslavement of the Khitans for generations, there was no third way.

And he is a great Qinmao, and his head will become Li Huaijie's toilet, Li Huaijie likes to use the head of the enemy leader as a toilet, and likes to give aristocratic women to the most humble slaves as wives, ending their lives in the most shameful way.

Da Qin Mao's gaze fell on a golden sword on the table, if Bohai was about to die, he would not hesitate to stab this sword into his heart, and would rather break the jade than destroy it.

"Your Majesty, the princes have arrived!" The guards at the door shouted loudly.

"Let them in!"

Da Qinmao sighed, although he was determined to die for his country, he still wanted his sons to live.

In a moment, Da Qinmao's three sons walked in, the prince Da Honglin, the second son Da Zhenyu and the third son Da Yingjun, and the three sons knelt down together, "Father! ”

Da Qinmao looked at his three sons, the eldest son and the second son were like him, strong and burly, but the third son was handsome and thin, thinking of him suffering for the proton in a foreign land, Da Qinmao felt very sorry in his heart, he once thought about compensating him well, but after the eggs were installed under the nest, the Bohai Kingdom was about to die, and he could no longer compensate him.

"I have come to you to announce something to you."

Da Qinmao's voice was hoarse, with endless pain in his eyes, "You should also understand the situation in front of you, Zhongjing City is broken, Zhongjing City is broken, the Khitan army is about to reach Longquan, and Shangjing is difficult to preserve, now, it's time for us to fight for the last time, let me ask you first, who wants to stay in Shangjing to defend the city?" ”

The three princes looked at each other, and the eldest son, Da Hong, said, "Why did my father say this? Although the situation is crisis, Shangjing is not completely helpless, Xiangguo has gone to the Tang Dynasty for help, I think since the Tang Dynasty has reached an agreement with his father, then they will definitely not stand idly by, and will definitely send troops, please think twice. ”

The second son, Da Zhen, also persuaded: "Father, it's September now, at most another month, the first snow will fall, the Khitans can't launch an offensive in winter, they can only retreat, this will be our chance, father, let's hold on for another month, can't we?" ”

"I know, I know everything you said, the key is that it's too late!"

He sighed and said to his eldest son: "I also know that the Tang Dynasty will send troops to rescue him, but the prime minister has only been gone for more than a month, and he has to go to Chang'an, get approval, and then transfer troops, gather ships, and then sail to the Bohai Sea, it was already a harsh winter, and the Tang army could not support, and when they came to Beijing, I am afraid it will be next spring, when our bones are already cold, what is the use of coming?" Avenge us? ”

Da Qinmao's mood was extremely heavy, the distance between the Bohai Sea and the Tang Dynasty made their exchanges too far away, so that the Tang army's assistance was meaningless, and he did not expect that the coalition army would be defeated so quickly, if it could be delayed for more than a month, and when winter came, the Khitan would withdraw its troops, and then they would have a turnaround, but the Khitan army also knew this, and they attacked fiercely, just to end the campaign before the winter came.

The situation is very unfavorable to them, and they are on the verge of extinction.

"I also want to be able to delay until winter, but the Khitans also know that winter is not good for them, judging from the current situation, we can only delay it for half a month at most, so I want you to disperse, I ask again, the three of you, who wants to stay in Shangjing and live and die with the city?"

The eldest son, Da Honglin, raised his hand, he was the son of the world, and it was his unshirkable duty to stay in the capital, Da Qinmao nodded, "Very good!" The eldest son stayed in the capital, as it should be. ”

He also said to his second son, Dazhen: "You can lead some of the royal family and nobles to Anbian Province, wait for news there, and if Shangjing falls, you will immediately get on the boat and flee to Datang." ”

He said to the third son, Da Yingjun: "You are the same, lead some officials and nobles to Nanjing first, if the Bohai Kingdom is not protected, you board the ship and flee to the Tang Dynasty, you two brothers must ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help us restore the country." ”

"But father, why don't you let them go together, but go their separate boats?" The prince Da Honglin didn't quite understand his father's intention of such an arrangement.

"The vast sea, unpredictable, we can't predict what will happen, go separately, there is more hope."

After saying that, Da Qinmao stood up and ordered his two sons: "You guys go now, go pack your things, and set off immediately!" ”

Da Zhen and Da Yingjun knew that it was irretrievable, kowtowed to their father three times, and left in tears......

At the head of the city, Da Qinmao and the eldest son Da Hong looked at the noble convoy and left the capital, he put down his heart slightly, and said to the eldest son: "Tonight I will also set off overnight, lead 5,000 troops to attack the Khitan people's grain and grass support, and the capital will be handed over to you." ”

"Father, why don't you let me go."

"Nope! You have no combat experience, I have been fighting with the Khitan for many years, I know their Xi surname, I will go, you defend the capital well, if something happens to me, you will succeed you as the king of Bohai. ”

"Father, you can't have an accident!"

"Don't worry! I will return in triumph. ”

Da Qinmao patted his son on the shoulder, forced a smile and nodded to him, turned around and strode away, and an hour later, five thousand cavalry, led by Da Qinmao, the king of Bohai, galloped out of the city gate and galloped south.

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Pyongyang City, 100,000 Tang troops have all landed, including 60,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, outside Pyongyang City, has set up a company camp that can not be seen at a glance, the Tang Army came all the way by boat, many Central Plains soldiers are not adapted to the bumps in the sea, mental distress, physical exhaustion, they urgently need to rest, the Tang Army commander Li Baozhen immediately decided that the army will be stationed on the spot, rest for two days, and then send troops to the north.

In the big tent, Li Baozhen, Zhao Chongjie and Ge Shuyao gathered in front of the sand table, discussing their next move.

Li Baozhen pointed at Mojiang with a wooden pole and said: "I just got the news that the Khitan coalition army is fighting fiercely in Mojiang and the Bohai Silla coalition army, and now I don't know what the battle situation is?" ”

"Have the Khitans crossed the river?" Zhao Chongjie frowned and asked with some concern.

"I heard that the river has been crossed."

Zhao Chongjie shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "If you cross the river, the Bohai Navy will definitely be defeated, the Bohai Navy has the terrain advantage of intercepting across the river, and it can't stop the Khitans, and let them cross the river, you don't have to think about it to know the outcome of this battle." ”

Li Baozhen and Ge Shuyao both agreed with Zhao Chongjie's analysis, they are both experienced generals, of course they understand this truth, and if the enemy breaks through the river, their morale will decline.

Li Baozhen took a closer look at the sand table again, and said to the two: "Have you seen it, the goal of the Khitans is very clear, that is, to concentrate their forces to take Longquan Mansion and capture the capital of the Bohai Kingdom, and the Bohai Kingdom will not be far from being completely destroyed, so we must go north as soon as possible to boost the morale of the Bohai [***] and let them hold on for a few more days." ”

Zhao Chongjie did not approve of sending troops immediately, he said: "But many soldiers are tired, and they must be allowed to rest in order to recover their strength." ”

"I know that, that's why I want to talk to you."

Li Baozhen looked at the two of them, "I mean we can choose the 10,000 troops with better physical conditions as the vanguard army, and march north first, so that the Bohai Kingdom will know about our arrival, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Chongjie said again: "Then the Khitans will also know that we are coming, and we will no longer be able to carry out sneak attack plans." ”

Li Baozhen said with a smile: "One or two sneak attacks may be able to kill and injure some more enemies, but that can only be a tactical profit, and letting the people of the Bohai Kingdom know that we are coming, it is of strategic significance, so we would rather not attack and achieve strategic success as soon as possible." ”

Ge Shuyao deeply agreed with Li Baozhen's idea, he nodded and said: "I have 10,000 cavalry under my command, that is, the Longyou Army that followed my father to the south, they have been in Jingxiang for a long time, they are familiar with the surname Shui, they have not been seasick when they go to sea this time, and now they are in good condition, I can lead them as the vanguard, if possible, I want to cut off the grain route of the Khitan people first." ”

"Good!" Li Baozhen immediately agreed, "Then trouble General Geshu to lead 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard and spread the good news as soon as possible." ”

"Please listen to my good news, General." Ge Shuyao gave up his hand and strode out of the tent.

That night, Ge Shuyao led 10,000 elite cavalry north.

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It is not far from Pyongyang City to Zhongjing Hyundeok Mansion, with a Duck Mansion in between, and in the early morning two days later, Ge Shuyao led 10,000 cavalry to arrive at Shenzhou City, where the capital city of Duck Mansion is located.

The sudden arrival of the Tang army made the panicked people of Yalu Mansion ecstatic, the whole city was boiling, Yalu Mansion Yin led three hundred elders to kneel to welcome the arrival of the Tang army, tens of thousands of residents beat gongs and drums to welcome the Tang army into the city, they used flour, fruits, eggs, chickens and ducks, game, with all their food to reward the arrival of the Tang army.

Tears of excitement flickered in everyone's eyes, for hundreds of years, there had never been an army that had been treated like this by the Tang Army, and they were regarded as the last hope to save the country of Bohai.

But at this moment, Ge Shuyao got an extremely important piece of information, a Khitan army of 30,000 people was heading towards Yalu Mansion, they had reached the opposite bank of the Yalu River, less than ten miles away from the river, and there was a ferry five miles north of Shenzhou City, which was the only ferry in this area, and it was obvious that this would also become the place where the Khitan army crossed the river.

The city of Shenzhou immediately fell silent, all the people entered the city, the city gates were closed, the houses were closed, the streets of joy became empty, and the whole city seemed to have become a dead city.......

The Yalu River is quiet, both sides are covered by dense forests, this section of the river is gentle, the distance between the two banks is only one mile, it is the best place to cross the river, there is no bridge on the river, only cross the river by boat, there are only two crossings in the whole Yalu River, one is the upstream of Anfeng County, the other is here, called Shenlu Ferry, there are dozens of ferries at the ferry, most of them are concentrated on the south bank.

But soon, the Khitan army of 3,000 forward troops arrived, they first crossed the river to the south bank, and all the ferries were all to the north bank, but these ferries were far from enough, the 3,000 troops began to cut down trees, make rafts, the banks of the Yalu River are basically towering trees, mainly pine trees, the trunk is straight, very suitable for rafts, soon, huge rafts appeared, each raft can carry dozens of war horses.

At noon, the 30,000 Khitan army finally appeared, and this army was the 30,000 Khitan Southern Expeditionary Army led by the general A Gu, who was ordered by Li Huaijie to conquer Silla in an attempt to conquer Silla in one fell swoop when the Silla army was empty.

In the forest on the south bank, 10,000 Tang cavalry have been in ambush for a long time, and today will be the first battle of their northern expedition, and the soldiers are all gearing up, waiting for the main general to give the order to fight.

The edge of the forest is close to the shore, and there is a narrow gravel strip of about 300 steps on the south bank, and behind it is the reckless and boundless primeval forest, and to the west of the forest, the city of Shenzhou is faintly visible.

Ge Shuyao stood behind a big tree at the edge of the forest close to the shore, staring at the situation on the opposite bank, Ge Shuyao is in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, with a burly figure and a big beard, and his appearance is very similar to his father Brother Shuhan, he joined the army in Longyou at the age of fifteen, experienced dozens of battles with the Tubo army, and rose step by step from a fire commander to a lieutenant general.

After his father's brother Shuhan was assassinated by Li Mao, the king of Jing, Ge Shuyao resolutely led the army to surrender to Li Qing'an, won Li Qing'an's respect, and was appointed as the Jiangning regiment training envoy, this time the 100,000-strong army marched north to the Khitan, he served as a deputy general, and became one of the three commanding generals of the Tang army.

Although Ge Shuyao was reused by Li Qing'an, he has always regretted in his heart that he has not made an inch of merit so far, and it is the mood of eagerness to make meritorious contributions that he took the initiative to ask Ying to be the vanguard, but he did not expect to encounter 30,000 Khitan troops by the Yalu River.

I saw 30,000 Khitan soldiers on the opposite bank crowded on the shore, mixed with people and horses, and the road was blocked by heavy wagons, making the shore extremely crowded, the soldiers were shouting loudly, shouting, you pushed me, the scene was chaotic, someone reported something to the main general A Gu, A Gu raised his knife and waved, which meant to cross the river immediately.

'Wow! The huge rafts were pushed into the middle of the river, stirring up patches of white foam, and there were more than three hundred of them, and soldiers began to carefully lead the rafts, which were so large that they could hold twenty horses and baggage at a time, and there were grooms to take care of the horses, and five or six soldiers on each side paddled hard.

The raft is only a supplement, mainly used to transport war horses, and more than 100 huge sheepskin rafts appeared on the river, which is the main tool for Khitan soldiers to transport troops across the river, a sheepskin raft can transport fifty or sixty soldiers, and all the soldiers can be transported in five or six trips.

The river was very gentle, and it was easy to cross the river, and the little black dots floated in the river, getting closer and closer, and soon the rafts, sheepskin rafts, and ferries arrived on the south bank one after another, and the first soldiers and warhorses went ashore, and then the rafts and ferries sailed to the opposite bank to meet the second group of soldiers.

Ge Shuyao patiently waited for the opportunity, it was obvious that the other party was transporting soldiers fast, and the speed of transporting war horses was slow, two hours later, nearly 20,000 soldiers had crossed the river, and only 5,000 war horses had crossed the river, and the Khitan soldiers were lying on the river beach to bask in the sun and rest, and they were exhausted from the rapid march all the way.

When the opportunity came, Ge Shuyao gave an order in a low voice, "Prepare for battle!" ”

The order was passed down one by one, and soon spread throughout the whole army, the Tang soldiers turned over their horses, unsheathed their swords, picked up their bows and arrows, everyone bowed their waists, ready to charge, the black and oppressive Tang army was densely packed in the forest, and they were about to launch a thunderous blow against the Khitans.

"Kill!" Ge Shuyao finally gave the order to charge.

"Kill!"

The 10,000 Tang troops suddenly burst like a mountain torrent and rushed from the forest, forming a black torrent, which swept away towards the 20,000 Khitan troops on the river beach like a stormy wave.

The Khitan army never dreamed that the Tang army would suddenly appear, and their intelligence was that there was no garrison in Yalu Mansion at all, let alone a Tang army falling from the sky.

The powerful momentum of the Tang cavalry scared the Khitans stupidly, they were like beings facing a tsunami sweeping in, instinctively thinking of running for their lives, but their two feet were like pouring lead, and they didn't know where to flee, until the Tang army rushed out of a hundred steps in a moment of the tsunami, they reacted, 'It's the Tang army!' It's the Tang Army! They cried out in fright, their souls scattered, and the banks were in chaos, and 20,000 soldiers trampled each other along the banks.

At this time, no one thought of shooting the Tang army with bows and arrows, their weapons and leather armor were removed, and many of them were even naked, and the stormy momentum of the Tang army was enough to destroy all their will to resist.

The overwhelming arrows formed a black pressure arrow net in the air, and the Khitan soldiers screamed one after another and hit the ground with arrows, 'Boom! There was a loud bang on the ground, like a wild wave rushing into the crowd, and in an instant the air was filled with blood mist, the cavalry of the Tang Army swung their knives and slashed, the war horses trampled on the bodies all over the ground, the heads were rolling, the blood flowed like rivers, the wails of death, the crying of begging for mercy, the click of the war knife cutting the neck bone, bloody and pungent, making it very difficult for people to breathe......

The Khitans also organized a resistance when they were cornered, but they were destroyed by the powerful impact of the Tang cavalry in an instant, resisted three times, failed three times, and the Khitans finally gave up resistance and turned into groups of lambs that were slaughtered by the Tang army.

On a river beach about five miles long and two hundred steps wide, there was a human slaughterhouse, dead bodies piled up, blood stained the Yalu River, thousands of Khitan soldiers jumped into the river to survive, but they were either shot to death by the Tang army, or drowned in the river, none of them were spared.

And the soldiers on the shore were beheaded by the Tang army, cruel and ruthless, the whole river beach was full of death, this was a wolf pack to sheep fight, although the Khitans worshipped wolves, but at this time they became lambs to the slaughter, and the Tang cavalry became iron-blooded wolves.

An hour later, more than 19,000 Khitan troops were all slaughtered, the Tang army did not leave any prisoners of war, all the Khitan soldiers were killed, and their bodies were thrown into the Yalu River.

On the other side of the river, the general A Gu went from anger to horror to despair, and in the end he was so frightened that his legs were weak, not only him, but also the 10,000 Khitan soldiers on the north bank were frightened, and the brutal killing and powerful impact of the Tang cavalry made every Khitan soldier seem to see his own end.

After Agu gave the order to withdraw, they scrambled to flee north, as if the Tang cavalry would come from behind them at any time, most of the baggage was discarded, and hundreds of rafts and sheepskin rafts were quietly parked on the river.

Two days later, the 90,000-strong Tang army also arrived at Yalu Province, and with the help of the Bohai people, they successfully crossed the Yalu River, and the 100,000-strong Tang army continued to march north.

At this time, the Bohai State has reached the verge of extinction, the king Da Qinmao led 5,000 people to attack the opponent's grain road was surrounded, the whole army was annihilated, Da Qinmao committed suicide, and Zhongjing was also conquered by the Khitan coalition army, the whole city was slaughtered, 20,000 soldiers less than 1,000 fled back to Shangjing, and the rest were all killed, and at this time, Li Huaijie also got the news that the Tang army appeared and the 20,000 southern expeditionary army was destroyed, and under the anger, he divided his troops into two ways, named Li Yanzhong led 30,000 Xi people and 40,000 Yan troops to intercept the Tang army, and he himself led 80,000 troops to attack Shangjing Longquan Mansion, Attempt to conquer Shangjing before the arrival of the Tang army, and then take advantage of the bitter cold of winter to completely destroy this expeditionary southern army.

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(To be continued)