Chapter 939: The Liao Army Suffered a Defeat
Yeluchun is anxious, but someone is more anxious than him, this person is naturally the emperor of the Liao State Yelujun, originally he was fighting against the Jurchens on the side of the Huanglong Mansion, after a period of tentative attack, both sides have their own wins and losses, and even the Liao army because of its high morale, the large number of people still occupies a certain advantage, which also makes Yelujun ambitious to defeat the newly established Jin army in one fell swoop, just like quelling the rebellion of Yelu Chongyuan, the threat of the Jurchens is completely eliminated.
But what Yelujun never expected was that when he was preparing for a decisive battle with the Jin army, he suddenly received news from the rear that Yelunuzhang had rebelled and had occupied Shangjing, and also supported his cousin Yeluchun as the emperor.
Yelujun received the news that there was a rebellion in the rear, and he was also shocked and angry on the spot, and he no longer had the heart to start a decisive battle with the Jin State, but immediately decided to withdraw his troops and go back to quell the rebellion, after all, in his opinion, his throne was about to be taken away by others, and this matter was obviously a greater threat than the Jin people, as long as the domestic rebellion could be quelled, even if the Jin State occupied some land, it was nothing.
There was such a big thing as a rebellion in the country, Yelujun couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, and soon it was known to the entire military camp, and for a time the entire Liao army camp was also panicked, plus Yelujun suddenly ordered the withdrawal of the army, which made the soldiers have no heart to fight, and everyone immediately and quickly retreated after hurried preparations.
Perhaps in Yelujun's opinion, his own forces had an advantage, and in the previous tentative attack, the Jin army had suffered a small loss, so he thought that the Jin army would definitely not pursue. But he forgot that the reason why Ah Guda was able to lead the little Wanyan Department to this point today was because of his boldness, and every time they fought against the Liao army, they also won more with less, so they had enough confidence to take risks.
That's why. So Yelujun's army had just retreated, and it was blocked by the cavalry of the Jin State, first the two cavalry restrained the head and tail of the Liao army, and then Aguda personally led the main force of more than 10,000 people, and attacked the Chinese army of the Liao army like crazy, which is also where Yelujun is located, and generally speaking, the defense is also the strongest, but Aguda chose the strongest place to charge, because as long as the defense here is broken. Yelujun's safety was also threatened, and the Liao army would definitely be in chaos at that time, and he could also take the opportunity to expand the results of the war.
I have to say that Ah Gu's move is very risky, because if he fails to break through the defense of the Liao army, he is likely to hit his head and bleed, and even if the Liao army is encircled head to tail, I am afraid that all the cavalry under him will be surrounded, and it will be difficult for him to escape at that time. But even so, he chose to take the risk. And he succeeded.
The combat effectiveness of the Liao army was originally inferior to that of the Jin army, coupled with the rebellion in the country, Yelujun's retreat was too hasty, which made the people in the army panic, so in the face of the impact of the Jin army, tens of thousands of Chinese troops could not stop more than 10,000 Jin cavalry. Especially when Yelujun saw the Jin cavalry rushing over, he was so frightened that he fled on horseback, and his bravery had long been exhausted by his drunken career over the years, and he cherished his life extremely and refused to take any risks. That's why it's happening now.
Yelujun is the lord of the Liao country, and everyone in the Liao army is paying attention to him, but when Yelujun fled, the canopy marking his identity also retreated, which made the morale of the Liao army even more demoralized, not to mention that at this time, the cavalry led by Aguta had cut the Chinese army in two, making them difficult to take care of, and the command of the Liao army was chaotic, and it was impossible to form an effective counterattack.
Seeing this situation, Ah Guta was also very excited, and then the horse rushed to kill again, and every time he recognized the direction of Yelujun's escape to chase and kill, and as a result, Yelujun was scared to run away desperately, and there was no way to command the army, which made the Liao army even more chaotic, and the entire army was cut into seven or eight sections by the Jurchens, and finally completely collapsed, and was wantonly slaughtered by the Jin cavalry on the battlefield.
The war that happened south of Hubu Dagang lasted for a whole day and a night, and finally ended with the complete defeat of the Liao army, after counting the battlefield, the Liao army died more than 30,000 people, and most of the rest of the army was also killed by the Jin army.
The first battle of the Foot Guard made the newly established Jin State completely gain a firm foothold, and also occupied the vast areas of Huanglong Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion of Liao State, and began to expand its power outward based on these two places. On the other hand, after the disastrous defeat of the Liao State, it also lost the last army that could really go to the battlefield, and even after Yelu Jun fled to the rear, he was unable to quell the Yelu Nuzhang Rebellion in Shangjing for a while, which shows the weakness of the Liao State.
Waited until half a month later, Yelujun gathered tens of thousands of soldiers, and then rushed back to Shangjing to quell the rebellion, Yelunuzhang announced that he supported Yeluchun as the emperor at the beginning of the occupation of Shangjing, but Yeluchun not only did not agree, but also imprisoned the father and son of Xiao Dili who were sent to persuade him, which made many people who originally supported it feel a big blow, and Yelunuzhang actually indulged the soldiers to loot in the city after occupying Shangjing, and the result was a big disappointment.
It was also in this situation that when Yelujun led tens of thousands of soldiers back to Shangjing, he easily started Yelunuzhang, but at this time, Shangjing was also plagued by Yelunuzhang, and it was no longer prosperous, which also made Yelujun furious about this, and immediately arrested the fleeing Yelunuzhang across the country.
At the same time that Yelujun returned to Shangjing, Yeluchun of Longhua Prefecture immediately beheaded Xiao Dili's father and son, and then sent the heads of the two of them to Yelujun, and personally went to Beijing to plead guilty. Originally, Yelujun was also a little suspicious of Yeluchun, but seeing that he did not participate in Yelunuzhang's rebellion, and took the initiative to kill and forgive the two first offenders of Xiao Dili's father and son, this made him feel that Yeluchun was very loyal to him, so not only did he not blame him, but reused Yeluchun and crowned him as the king of Qin and Jin.
"Whew~, it's so dangerous, this time I was almost killed by those two idiots in Xiao Di's house!" In the camp outside Longhua Prefecture, after Ye Luchun received Ye Lu Jun's reward, he couldn't help but sigh at the moment, and then sat there motionless, his face was full of exhaustion, during this time he was also frightened, for fear that his cousin would be jealous of him, so he would be guilty, but fortunately his luck was good, and he finally escaped.
Just when Ye Luchun was secretly rejoicing, he suddenly saw that the curtain of the big tent was opened, and then he saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young general walk in, and then saluted him with a smile and said, "Congratulations to Uncle Wang for escaping!" ”
Seeing this young man coming in, Ye Luchun couldn't help but show a warm smile and stood up and said, "Nephew Dashi Xian doesn't have to be polite, this time thanks to your help with my advice, I can escape this catastrophe, so please accept my worship!" ”
Ye Luchun said, really bowed to the young man in front of him, the young man opposite did not dodge, generously accepted Ye Luchun's salute, and then said: "Uncle Wang, although this catastrophe has escaped, but now Da Liao is in danger, the Jin country is full of wings, and the Great Song Dynasty in the south is also eyeing us, you and I, as royals, if we don't want to save ourselves, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape death in the end!" ”
Hearing this young man's words, Yelu Chun also showed a contemplative expression on his face, this young man's name is Yelu Dashi, and he is from the same royal family, and he is still his nephew. In addition, Yelu Dashi is very talented and learned, he was admitted to the Jinshi at a young age, and he is also the first Khitan Jinshi since the Liao State, he was assigned to work under him before, and he was deeply trusted, and it was Yelu Dashi who suggested that he kill Xiao Dili's father and son to show loyalty to Yelu Jun, which allowed him to escape.
"Da Shi Xian's nephew, the Jin Kingdom is indeed unable to be contained, but is it really possible for the Great Song Dynasty to send troops?" I saw Ye Luchun think for a moment and suddenly asked, he was still skeptical about the Great Song Dynasty sending troops, after all, the Great Song Dynasty had recovered the sixteen states of Yanyun, if they sent troops to the Liao State again, I am afraid it would be a war to destroy the country, even if their Liao State is weak now, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Great Song Dynasty will probably have to pay a huge price if they want to destroy them.
"It's not that troops may be sent, but that troops will definitely be sent!" Yelu Dashi said very seriously here, and his young face also showed a calmness and wisdom that did not match his age, "Based on my observation in the past few years, the Great Song Dynasty has actually not paid much attention to our Liao State for a long time, but they are very jealous of the newly rising Jin State, and they have tried their best to curb their rise before, and now that the Jin State has defeated His Majesty's army and begun to expand rapidly, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not be able to sit still, so they will definitely send troops, and then compete with the Jin State for our Great Liao's territory, Thus indirectly restraining the expansion speed of the Jin Kingdom! ”
Yelu Chun's face also changed greatly when he heard this, he has always been very convinced of Yelu Dashi's resourcefulness, since he said that the Great Song Dynasty will definitely send troops, then there should be no mistake, but with the current situation of the Liao State, if the Great Song Dynasty attacks from the south, I am afraid that the entire Liao Kingdom will fall apart, and how should they protect themselves?
A few days later, Yelu Dashi became a prophecy, the Great Song Dynasty Three-Way Army invaded Liao, mobilizing more than one million troops, as soon as the news came out, the entire Liao Kingdom fell into despair! (To be continued.) )