Volume 3 Mending the Crack in the Sky Chapter 168 Feasting on the Hongmen (10)
On the city wall of Yifang, Wanyan Hulu was looking for a wall battlement to close his clothes and lie down. The Jurchen generals on the East Road have gradually become a little extravagant, and when they marched and fought, they used the luxury tents of the Liao people. However, among the tenacious and hard-working Jurchen Western Route Army generals, except for a special case of Wanyan Xiyin, the legacy of the army has not been diminished much since the time when the army was launched.
In the past few days, Wanyan Xiyin has either inspected the city defense, or personally visited the front line to supervise the defense of resisting the movement of Xiao Yan's military horses, and he has not had a day of leisure. When you are hungry, you grab two mouthfuls of dry food and stuff them into your mouth, and when you are sleepy, you don't have to stay in the mud or on the city wall, and you fall asleep.
Perhaps he was so tired that he slept soundly on the city wall, and his snoring shook like thunder. Several guards around him also fell asleep upside down. Everyone's face was tired from wind and frost, and the clothes and armor on their bodies smelled unpleasantly sour.
Suddenly, several Jurchen knights hurriedly walked along the horse road in the city, and they were still dozens of steps away, and Hulu suddenly woke up, lifted the cloak on his body and turned over.
When the Jurchen knights saw Hulu get up, they quickened their pace, rushed to the front and turned over and fell to the ground: "Hulu! The besieged southern army is coming! ”
Wanyan Yulu's pair of narrow and slender eyes shot out an astonishing cold light, stood up suddenly, and said sharply: "What the hell is going on?" ”
Those Jurchen knights also came in a hurry, they were originally subordinates of Hulu, and the more than 1,000 men and horses who had not had time to recall and slaughtered into the valley of the Weishui River.
Originally, he crossed the mountain road abandoned by the southern army and rushed to the left side of the Hehe, slashed and killed the defeated army of Yanyan, and robbed the various materials discarded by the Yanyan army. Left rush right abruptly. Kill with great pleasure. The defeated army of Dunyan was ravaged by them or broke into the mountains to the south. Or flee to the east, and to the east and north, there are the military horses of Zong Han and Lou Mur pressing over, and it is a complete victory!
Tens of thousands of southern troops were wiped out in one battle, and tens of thousands of stones of grain and straw were discarded near the left side of the river, tens of thousands of collars of various colors of armor, and countless military equipment and equipment. Such a painful and huge battle has not been encountered in several years.
It's killing red-eyed. When you grab it, who can make it happen. Suddenly, Yan Yan defeated tens of thousands of troops, and the whole team went east to kill back!
The first is to open the way with fine cavalry, followed by the infantry brigade, and then the cavalry to press the formation. Forcibly all the way, clash all the way, but if there is an obstacle, they will fight to the death, and how can they break a road to the east!
These more than 1,000 military horses were already scattered near the Hehe River. At this time, it was intercepted in a hurry. But against these tens of thousands of military horses who are desperately trying to get there, it can only play a little harassing role at most. And the cavalry of the Southern army also risked their lives to drive them farther away. The marching sequence of the cover brigade was not chaotic.
This weak army, which collapsed overnight in Hehe County, seems to have suddenly become an unstoppable iron army!
In the mountains to the east of the Hehe, there is also a military village guarded by the Southern Army, which controls several eastward access roads. This army is going to rush through these roads and kill all the way to Yifang City!
With such a change, the Jurchen army generals naturally sent out the cavalry to return to Wanyan Hulu, who controlled the overall situation of Yifang's front line. These horsemen traveled through the mountains, and even could see the firelight of the night sky between the eastbound mountain roads parallel to their homes. This is the southern army through the mountains, killing to the east!
In the minds of these Jurchen cavalry, there were also seven or eight thousand elite Jurchen warriors in the Hulu Division, and there were also thousands of auxiliary armies of various colors. Even if the southern army broke through the mountains, as long as Hulu could prepare in advance, this tired army would only change the place of death from the Weishui River Valley to the city of Yifang.
But when he didn't care about the life or death of the mount, he flew to overtake the southern army and rushed to Yifang. It was discovered that under the city of Yifang, where tens of thousands of troops were stationed, it was empty all the way, and there were few patrols. A large number of troops were transferred further east to block the offensive of the powerful army and horses of the Yan King of the Southern Dynasty!
Could it be that Yan Yanjun is going to join the Yan Wang's subordinates? Once this happens, the Hulu Division, which is caught in the middle, will not be wiped out by the whole army, but also suffer heavy casualties! That god-damn King Yan of the Southern Dynasty was born at this time and came to chaos again!
After listening to the first few horsemen who arrived in a hurry to report on the military situation, several of the Hulu guards who were also alarmed inquired about the Jurchen generals in the city who rushed over, and their faces turned pale.
Yifang was now as empty as nothing, and the Jurchen warriors were only a few hundred horses. In case Yifang fell, the defenders in the mountains to the east were also shaken, and the headquarters of the Nanren Yan Wang protruded from the Lanshui River valley and joined forces with the remnants of the Yan army. A good game carefully arranged by Zong Han is about to be turned over in half, under the auspices of the Yan King of the Southern Dynasty, who acts tenaciously and fiercely, and has a group of tigers and wolves under his command, who knows what kind of variables will be born in the future!
Several generals immediately spoke to Hulu.
"Huru! Draw troops from the east and defend Yifang! ”
"Hurry up and contact Lou Room and Zong Han and ask them to come over as soon as possible! How did Lou Room miss this time, he couldn't even bite the defeated army of the southerners! ”
"Draw the ochre teeth, Brother Ying, and a few of them will come down, these tricks will be filled in, they should not be warned, they will come in handy, I will give orders!"
"There are still a few thousand southerners in the city, so I'm going to urge them to repair the city defenses! Use the lives of these southerners to fill it, and you must also strengthen the city defense as soon as possible! ”
Hulu's face was pale, and when he heard the advice of his subordinates, he couldn't help but look east.
Now in the mountains to the east, three or four thousand Jurchen infantry soldiers are arranged to serve as foot soldiers to guard the last military village, and more than 2,000 horsemen are camped on the road, thinking that these military villages are wings. Most of the auxiliaries and raw openings at his disposal were also filled.
With so many people, maybe we can quickly pull some of them out?
At this moment, the sky has brightened, and although the rain has finally stopped, the air is still extremely humid after many days of rain accumulation. The fog had risen in the early hours of the morning, and it had not yet dispersed, and to the east, it was only a white patch.
At this moment, the faint sound of drums and trumpets came from the east, followed by the shouts of thousands of military horses, torn apart by the mountains, only echoing in the mist!
The Hulu and several Jurchen generals on the city wall were all trembling.
Straight lady thief, the southern army launched another offensive, even earlier than before. Attack along the mountains. The Jurchen defenders fought bitterly. However, the Yugoslav army also suffered heavy casualties. However, these tiger and wolf divisions of the southern army seem to be more and more ferocious as they fight, as if they want to rush out of this Lanshui River Valley in the shortest possible time!
How can the soldiers and horses in the east be mobilized?
Amid the shouts that came from the east and resounded through the mountains, several Jurchen generals looked at Hulu with anxious eyes. Who would have thought that a moment ago it was a good situation in which tens of thousands of southern troops were about to be wiped out, but in a blink of an eye, it became a crisis here in Yifang!
And his figure was still straight. His eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he glanced east and then west.
As Zong Han's deputy, Hu Lu knew that since he went south this time, he had met such a tough opponent as Xiao Yan. It was difficult for the Western Route Army to break through and was confined to a long and narrow area, but in fact the strategic situation was quite embarrassing. And the southern army in the west pressed up, and the enemy was attacked on both sides, if they held each other. The Western Route Army will only become weaker and weaker, and in the end it will not be forced to fight a decisive battle. It was to flee to the north and return to Xijing Taiyuan Mansion, when the southern army was chasing and killing, and I didn't know how many elite Jurchen soldiers would be left behind.
Zong Han could only take risks, let the Yan army go deeper, and then use the Lou Room Department to make a far-reaching maneuver to outflank the Yan army in the shortest possible time, and change his strategic situation in one fell swoop.
Although this dangerous line was successful, Yan Yanjun collapsed for a while. But with such a vast battlefield maneuvering, tens of thousands of Jurchen military horses were also torn to pieces. With the level of communication in this era, it is inevitable that this large encirclement network is full of loopholes. But in Zong Han's mind, the back road of the Yan army was cut off, and he would only think about desperately fleeing westward, where would he seize the loophole in the east?
And Zong Han also knew that the Yan army from the west was not on good terms with Xiao Yan, and it was impossible for the two sides to cooperate. These military horses left in the east, even if there are any accidents, are enough.
However, the defeated Yan Yanjun suddenly seized this loophole, collected embers, and resolutely marched eastward. And the difficult Yan King also launched a powerful offensive at the same time. But Zong Han's main force in the Lou room was left far away in the north and west!
Now that the two armies of the southerners are advancing against each other, how should it be good? Defend the mountain defense line or defend Yifang?
In the blink of an eye, he made a decision.
After all, the Yan Yan army was defeated, and they forcibly marched eastward, even if they were killed under Yifang City, they should be very tired. And the king of Yan is a great enemy of life and death that the Jurchens have never encountered since they started their army, but they can't let them break through the Lanshui River Valley lightly no matter what!
Hu Lu waved his hand fiercely: "Go and pass on a certain order, no matter what kind of fight this side looks like, all the eastern departments are not allowed to pump a single soldier!" ”
Several Jurchen generals changed color one after another, and they were about to speak out to persuade each other. Hulu said calmly: "Do you want to disobey someone's order? ”
The cold tone goes straight to the bone marrow. Thinking of the strictness of the army in Hulu, these Jurchen generals swallowed all the words into their stomachs and just took their orders.
Hulu lifted his cloak again: "Leave a hundred cavalry to guard Yifang, and watch these auxiliary troops and the southern barbarians have a mouth, and the auxiliary army will be returned." The rest of the southern barbarians were killed! Save them from making any changes, there are many people in the Southern Dynasties, and they will catch as many as they want in the future! ”
He slammed a general: "He Bo, this matter is handed over to you!" ”
A Jurchen Mouke, who was called He Bo, received the order loudly, turned around and left.
Hulu's gaze swept over the rest of the generals: "The rest of the people, wait for you, go out with so!" The Yan army rushed out, and we beat them in the field! It is also difficult for them to make them want to go further. And Zong Han and Lou Room must be on their way over! A certain is here, the east and west refuse to fight, let these southern troops know the ability of our Jurchen iron cavalry! ”
His tone was arrogant and his expression was firm. Several Jurchen generals were aroused by the words of the Jurchen army, and shouted loudly in response.
"Let the Southern Army know our Jurchen Iron Cavalry skills!"
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On the avenue of the Lanshui River Valley, the Song army and the Jurchen army horses fought together.
Overhead is the Jurchen infantry army is still defending the military village, it can be seen that countless bed crossbows are throwing big iron guns, more crossbow machines are also constantly firing, the sun is sprinkled from the clouds, reflected in this overwhelming crossbow arrow cluster is a piece of streamer flashing.
Up and down the mountain, the fighting and shouting of the military horses on both sides were mixed together. Between the mountains, there is a roar!
The Jurchens defended the village with an infantry army, and the cavalry army covered the Lanshui River Valley Avenue. Garrison. Airless. The defensive line along the Lanshui River valley had been broken by the Southern Army layer by layer. Behind it is Yifang City, no matter what, you can't take a step back!
A team of Jurchen military horses withdrew from the front, and a whole group of more than 200 people rode up, and now less than eighty percent of them have returned. Everyone was exhausted, and dozens of people were left with no mounts, covered in blood, and staggered by the tail of their horses. It seems that he can be so tired that he will fall to the ground at any moment.
Behind some of the war horses, there were still corpses dragged, but they were the corpses of the Jurchens' own sons who died in battle and snatched back. Dragged through the mud, I can't tell what I was like before I was born.
A group of Jurchen military horses were waiting by the roadside, and when they saw this Mouke retreating, they turned over their horses one after another, ready to take over and enter the battlefield. Under the banner of Moke, a Jurchen general greeted the retreating men and horses: "Ochre, why did you retreat so quickly?" ”
The first Jurchen Mouke. It was the one who was in the westward march that he was ordered by Hulu to turn around and devote himself to the war against Xiao Yan's troops. Born in the Ministry of Reform, a guy who has the courage to complain to Hulu.
He sat on the back of the horse with no strength, his armor was covered with wounds, and his face was also splashed with blood, and he glared and replied: "Brother Ying, you go up and try it yourself!" No wonder Yinshu can be defeated and killed, he used to laugh at him, but now he collides with the southern army of the Bird Swallow King, which is really a bit hard! When I came up, I hedged with our iron horses, and after a collision, I broke twenty horses! ”
Brother Ying also looked solemn, tightened the armor on his body, and the Jurchen armor riders behind him also cleaned up their clothes and wraps again, and the blades in their hands were also tightened and tightened.
A large group of ragged and emaciated Song people who had been waiting by the side hurriedly carried over the soup buckets and large stacks of cakes, as well as the forage prepared for the war horses. The aroma of the food made these tortured Song people swallow their saliva uncontrollably, but they didn't dare to move their fingers. The hundreds of corpses piled up in the mud on both sides showed what would happen if they dared to touch the rations of the Jurchen soldiers!
Before ochre dismounted, Brother Ying led his subordinates forward. Suddenly, I saw a few horsemen coming from the west, straight in front of Ochre Ya and Brother Ying, each of whom was carrying the Meng'an guards who were responsible for commanding them, and immediately issued an order: "Chuan Lu ordered to come down, no matter what happens in the west, you must not take a step to the west!" And if you let the southern army take a step to the west, one by one, you will go to the army in front of the army! ”
After the order was passed, the horsemen turned around and left, and went to the other generals to shout again. Only Ochre and Brother Ying were left looking at each other.
Brother Ying is a rough man who only knows how to fight from a small department, and when he got to this position, he relied on seventeen negative wounds between battle formations. At the moment, he asked ochre tooth in confusion: "How did this give birth to an order?" We were meant to stay here. ”
Ochre is taller and knows more about the current military situation. As soon as I heard this order, I felt that it was wrong. No matter what happens in the west - that is, there are also southern troops in the west to kill them, and Hulu will use Yifang's thin Jurchen soldiers and horses to deal with it alone!
Where's Lou's room? Where is Zong Han?
There are Southern armies on both sides, and now the Lulu Department is suddenly caught and beaten!
What the hell is going on with the mother?
He shook his head at Brother Ying in disgust: "You go up, Hulu is going to fight hard!" Out of the big basket, if the Yan Wang's department rushes out, we will all die here! ”
Brother Ying was stunned, and suddenly roared angrily, beckoned his subordinates, and rushed forward. And Ochre turned over and dismounted, several Song people cowered and handed over the soup bucket, Ochre kicked over, and pulled out the knife, the knife light spread, and immediately killed two Song people!
"You Southern Barbarians, you Southern Dogs! If you don't feel at ease, you will die, what else to fight? This King Yan! This Southern Dynasty! ”
The people of the Song Dynasty all fell down in the mud and shivered, not daring to make the slightest cry. The more they cry and beg for their lives, the more these Jurchen Tartars will kill!
In the mud, there was only one breath left, and the people of the Song Dynasty just peeked to the east.
Then King Yan come over quickly, and our Han family military horses come over quickly. Even if you die with these Jurchen Tartars, you are willing!
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On the exit of the mountain road out of the Weishui River Valley in the west, Wei Dagong was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the follow-up people.
The clips left by the Jurchen Tartars have been strengthened in a short period of time, and Wei Dagong personally led all the men and horses to sit here, while the rest of the nearly 100 horsemen were all scattered by Wei Dagong, opening a thin cavalry guard.
The news of the opening of the road has already been transmitted back a long time ago. However, there has not yet been a follow-up horse.
The white mist around him surged, and as far as the eye could see, it was only within a hundred steps.
No one knows that in the next moment, it will be his own brigade of men and horses from the west, or the Jurchen iron cavalry from the east!
Wei Dagong stood on top of a big rock, only to feel that his heart was clenched tightly, and the sweat on his body came out layer after layer, and there was no time to stop.
Suddenly, there seemed to be the sound of horses' hooves from the west, and Wei Dagong's ears moved, thinking that he had heard evil spirits. In the next moment, the sound of horses' hooves came more vividly, dense as rain!
It's my own family that has arrived!
Wei Dagong jumped off the boulder, took the reins, turned over and galloped down the horse. All the way to the west, I saw the fog disturbance in front of me, and dozens of horsemen had already rushed out first. The first military general wore a helmet and armor, holding an iron shovel, it was Yang Keshi!
Yang Keshi personally led the army!
Wei Dagong shouted: "General Yang, fortunately not disgraced!" ”
Yang Keshi's heavy color all the way was thrown away at this time. rode the horse to catch up, and then on the horseback, he gave Wei Dagong a punch in the chest, and the armor on Wei Dagong's chest was loud.
"Well done straight sissy thief! It's worthy of our Western Army! ”
Behind Yang Keshi, the Song Army knights of the brigade poured out, everyone was happy and high-spirited, and the sound of people shouting and neighing horses resounded in the mountain road!
King Yan really let us hit a way out!
Wei Dagong was eager to say something, but Yang Keshi grabbed the conversation: "Several eastward passages have been opened, and King Yan has really restrained the Yifang Jurchen Tartar!" Now that Yifang is empty, we will go against King Yan and snatch Yifang down! ”
Several generals who followed Yang Keshi cheered loudly: "Grab Yifang!" Join the Yan King! ”
The sound of harmony spread, and in the blink of an eye, the same cheers were in the mountain road.
"Snatch Yifang down! Join the Yan King! ”
Wei Dagong's eyes swept over, and the Yanyan army who was rolling eastward along the mountain road, although everyone had high fighting spirits, but the people and horses were already very tired, and their clothes and armor were incomplete, and their ordnance was incomplete. It's just a breath of strength.
Such a tired teacher, want to fight for Yifang, and wait for King Yan to come to meet the teacher?
You must know that the Jurchen Tartars must have adjusted their deployment and are surrounding them in all directions! This desperately fought for life may be closed in an instant!
Wei Dagong suddenly spoke: "General Yang, please give me a copy, go and fight for the Flying Kite Fort first!" Open the way for our army to go north! ”
Yang Keshi was stunned: "What northward?" (To be continued......)