Chapter 754: The Shattered Dream of the Great Emperor
His own horse boy has taken refuge in his mortal enemy!
Is there anything more tragic in the world than this?
What made Hu Yanzhuo even more desperate was that he still had to continue to use these horses, because ...... Even the Huyan family, which has a big family, can't afford to raise more horses.
The guards of the gate are actually family samurai. Poor and rich in martial arts, not to mention how expensive it is to train a family warrior, the selection stage alone is enough to turn a huge Jiangmen family up and down.
Seeing Liu Fa, who was worshiped by the soldiers like a hero, Hu Yanzhuo's heart ached so much that he was about to suffocate.
Of course, Liu Fa is a hero.
This point, even Hu Yanzhuo can't be erased. He just couldn't figure it out, why did he suddenly compare himself to a thing like a stupid roe deer, and he was on top of it at every turn?
He is a disciple of the Huyan family, when has he been so neglected?
"Brother Huyan, it all depends on you to sit in the rear, so you don't have to worry about it for your brother."
Liu Fa may be excited, or he may be deliberately disgusting, he didn't care about the dried blood on his body at all, hugged Hu Yanzhuo, and patted Hu Yanzhuo's back vigorously.
Hu Yanzhuo rolled his eyes and left, but he was still impatient in the ninja's heart, and complimented: "Brother Liu took the lead bravely, so that our army won a great victory, and my brother was ashamed and didn't help!" ”
"Hahaha......"
It's unexpected, that's fake. I can hear from the laughter how arrogant Liu Fa is at this time. Even after this battle, this will be a great victory that Liu Fa can boast of in his life.
However, Liu Fa's mind is still quite clear, and he knows that if he is not there, he can also win such a big victory if he is stationed in Yi County with a military general trusted by Li Kui.
After all, the water attack was a strategy that Li Kui only planned after reminding him, if Li Kui hadn't fed the food to his mouth, Liu Fa would not have won such a big victory according to his usual style.
Liu Fa is brave and brave in the Western Army, but to say that there is really no one to compare, that is nonsense.
Moreover, Liu Fa is too direct in doing things, and the same is true for commanding wars, so it is okay to fight steadily. Winning by surprise is not his forte.
People, you are self-aware and self-aware, of course Liu Fa knows his shortcomings, and said solemnly: "If it weren't for the great handsome's strategy, where would I, Liu Fa, get such a big victory." ”
When Hu Yanzhuo heard this, his heart became even more uncomfortable. Liu Fa is really shameless, Li Kui is not in front of him, and he is still patting on the back, which is disgusting.
In Hu Yanzhuo's life, the person he hated the most in his heart was probably Li Kui.
Don't ask why?
Every time he improves a little, he will be suppressed by Li Kui, Li Kui is the merit monument on his back, even if he is a dragon son and grandson, there is no chance to turn over.
followed by Li Yun, who snatched his martial champion.
And then...... It should be Liu Fa.
Hu Yanzhuo said in his heart that Li Kui was careful, but he was not the kind of open-minded person!
Fortunately, Liu Fa was really tired, and this guy actually sat on the head of the city and snored. It's not that he did it on purpose, but he originally wanted to boost the morale of the city, but unfortunately his body was not angry, and after fighting and shouting all night, he seemed to be only dumb, and his voice was dull and depressed.
The ensuing tiredness made him fall asleep against the female wall.
Fortunately, his subordinates found it in time, if he fell from the city, if he was unlucky, the big hero who had just become famous might die in battle.
Not to mention Song Jun's ease.
After the Liao army on the north bank of Yishui retreated, it was impossible for the Liao army remaining on the south bank to continue to threaten Yi County.
The bridge was washed away, and the boats crossing the river did not know where they had been swept away by the flood. It is impossible for the Liao army to cross the river, let alone threaten the city wall of Yi County.
On the other side, Han Junyi, the commander of the Guangshun Army of the Liao Army, who saw the tragic scene, was heartbroken, and he couldn't believe that his army had been forced into this situation by thousands of Song troops.
The loss is about half, and the key is that the Liao army on the other side has been frightened and has long fled without a trace.
This is tantamount to a catastrophe for Han Junyi.
He knew that only by defeating Yi County could the emperor Yelu Hongji be lenient on him. Otherwise, after such a big defeat, he was afraid that he would really be threatened with exile.
What to do?
"Dashuai, we should cross the river as soon as possible and go to Zhuozhou immediately."
"Zhuozhou?"
Intellectually speaking, going to Zhuozhou is the best choice. But if the emperor blames him, I'm afraid it will be really difficult for him to have a chance to turn over.
At this time, he didn't care about any condescension, and his subordinates directly said: "Dashuai, Yixian is defeated, if you want not to be blamed by Your Majesty, you can only go to Zhuozhou to besiege and kill Li Kui to make meritorious contributions, so that Your Majesty can be lenient with Dashuai." If the army continues to delay in Yi County, not to mention that the Song army guards are quite bold, the army will not be able to take Yi County for a while. Even if he won Yi County, just a Song army general, it would damage the prestige of the marshal. ”
This sounds very hurtful, what is a mere Song army general?
Han Junyi even felt that the general of the Song army might not have a way at all.
This is not alarmism, but the courage and audacity shown by the other party, which really makes him feel very tricky.
Give up the sesame seeds and pick up the watermelon.
This choice was not difficult for Han Junyi, he did not hesitate, but confidently said: "Let go of this small Song army!" It is important to besiege and kill Li Kui. ”
"You and others arranged for soldiers to cut down trees and make pontoon bridges to confuse the Song army. Our troops swam towards the easy water, looked for shoals, and immediately crossed the river. ”
"Honorable Order!"
Han Junyi ordered his subordinates.
He also had no choice, crossing the river on a raft, when would the 10,000 army be transported?
Only the pontoon bridge is the best choice for the Liao army. Only by choosing the shoal to cross is Han Junyi's best choice. But before that, it is necessary to confuse Song Jun and not let Song Jun see the clues.
However, will the Song army give the Liao army a stable and stable pontoon bridge?
Definitely not, not only not, after cleaning up the battlefield on the north bank, the Song army of Yixian County got a large number of war horses. In addition, a lot of arrows were collected on the battlefield, plus the arrows that were originally hoarded. It was enough to make the Liao army who erected the pontoon bridge suffer enough.
Even if the Song army crossed from the shoals and had enough war horses, they could arrive at the first time and bring huge trouble to the Liao army.
To Han Junyi's despair, the scouts did not find a suitable place to cross the river, but they ushered in the Song army.
It is not the Song army, but the party has taken refuge in the Song people's summer traitor - Renduo Baozhong.
Fortunately, Han Junyi left behind to block the return of more than 10,000 troops of the Song army, which made him not seem too alone. But what made him desperate was that the Song army came with 60,000 or 70,000 horses.
There were 20,000 cavalry alone.
No wonder the subordinates who stayed behind had to choose to flee in defeat.
"Dashuai, why are you ......?"
Sun Guangzhi, the commander of the Guangshun Army who came in a hurry, saw Han Junyi looking like a mourner, and couldn't help asking: "Could it be that the commander of the Song Army on the opposite side will be Li Kui?" ”
"This ......" Han Junyi hoped that the main man on the other side would be Li Kui, so he would be more dignified in defeat. But the problem is that the chief general of the Song army on the other side is not Li Kui at all, but a lack of morality that came out of nowhere, called Liu Fa, and I have never heard of it at all. And Han Junyi, the commander of the dignified Liao army, was defeated in the hands of such an unknown person, which made him even more incompetent.
"Alas, it's hard to say in a word, the Song people are insidious."
Speaking of the insidious Song people, Sun Guangzhi, the deputy general of the Guangshun Army, couldn't help but scold: "The Song people are all insidious and scheming, if they are upright, they are not the enemy of my Great Liao!" ”
"Dashuai, you don't know. I fought with the cavalry of the Song army in Xiongzhou before, and each had a victory or defeat. But I didn't expect that this was just a trick by the Song people to lure the enemy, and 50,000 Song troops almost detoured back behind me, if I hadn't been alert, I would almost not have seen the handsome. ”
It was as if he was able to defeat Rinda with the strength of his hands.
In fact, as far as Sun Guangzhi's 20,000 horses are concerned, the battle against Renduo, who has taken advantage of the time and place, is already a definite defeat. Otherwise, he would not have been killed by Renduo Baozhong and retreated, and he would have retreated to Yi County in a hurry with more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated generals.
But when he retreated to Yi County, he realized that something was wrong.
It seems that his boss Han Junyi's luck is worse than him, and the morale of the army is even more low.
Not to mention anything else, Yi Shui is not so broad that you can't see the end at a glance.
In fact, in winter, the width of the water's surface is only about a mile. The human eye can easily see the opposite shore. It was precisely because he saw that the other side was very relaxed that Sun Guangzhi's mood was even more depressed.
The Song army was carrying the corpses and burying them, cleaning up the vicinity of the city walls and repairing the fortifications.
Anyway, everything seems to have been wiped out by the Liao army that crossed the river. Even if Sun Guangzhi's guess is not all right, it is already eight or nine.
It was only at this time that he became anxious and suggested to Han Junyi: "Marshal, our army should cross the river as soon as possible." ”
Han Jun said in his heart, can he not know that he wants to cross the river as soon as possible?
But the problem is that after the flood, the banks of the river are muddy, and the shallows that could have been wading through the river are no longer suitable for crossing. Han Junyi, who got the news, was also helpless. Unexpectedly, he was going to be trapped and die on the south bank of Yishui, he really didn't want to bear this kind of grievance, he couldn't wait to turn his horse's head and fight with the main force of the Song army that rushed to fight for a while.
But Han Junyi also knew that he had to cross the river.
If he continues to be trapped, on the bank of the river, he may be annihilated.
The whole army was annihilated, and if the Guangshun army, which had a strength of 50,000, was annihilated, not to mention Han Junyi and his family, I am afraid that his tribe would be affected.
If he waited for the Song army from the south to arrive, he might really have no chance at all.
Han Junyi didn't dare to think about the consequences of the defeat, so he decisively ordered: "Regardless of casualties, immediately assume the pontoon bridge." ”
The movements of the Liao army, the Song army in Yi County must have also seen it. Liu Fa, who slept beautifully, except for his voice was still hoarse before, his whole face was radiant and energetic. Lying on the head of the city and watching the Liao army frantically build a pontoon bridge, he couldn't help but say to Hu Yanzhuo: "Something is wrong with this Liao people, I want to escape." ”
Hu Yanzhuo also saw that it was not that the Liao army had to cross the river from Yi County, but that Hebei in this era was still a place full of Zeguo. There are quite a few swamps to the east of Yi County, which are not suitable for cavalry to cross the border at all.
Hu Yanzhuo stared at Liao Jun with his eyes, and his intuition told him that the opportunity for meritorious service had come. He squinted at the Liao army who was eager to try, and said in his heart: "This time, you can't let Liu Fa take the lead." ”
According to the movements of the Liao army, the camp seems to be larger than before.
Obviously, the Liao army, which remained in the rear to block the pursuit of the Song army, returned.
There are no more than two possibilities, the commanders of the two roads in Hebei did not move, and there was no pursuit at all. The rear army of the Liao army did not find the threat and joined the main force in advance.
There is also a possibility that the Song army on the two roads of Hebei poured out, and the Liao army was defeated and retreated.
Hu Yanzhuo believed the latter guess even more, and the main forces of the Song army on the two roads in Hebei came. According to this guess, the Song army would rush to the edge of Yishui in a very short time, and the Liao army had no way to retreat but to cross the river as soon as possible.
If you don't bully the Liao army at this time, when will you stay?
Thinking of this, Hu Yanzhuo immediately volunteered to be brave: "Brother Liu, how about letting my brother go out this time?" ”
Liu Fa looked up at Hu Yanzhuo, the other party's eyes were resolute, and he really made up his mind. And he also felt that the opportunity was rare. After they captured Yi County, they towed some of the boats on the edge of the Yishui River to the city in large carts. Although this may seem stupid, the Song Army, which is preparing to attack with water, needs ships.
What if Yi County is also flooded?
Fortunately, the accident did not happen, and these boats could only lie on the streets of Yi County.
Liu Fa looked at the rare opportunity, nodded to Hu Yanzhuo, and said, "Since this is the case, it is all thanks to the Huyan brothers." ”
The Liao army on the other side saw that the ships in Yixian County were dragged by war horses towards the river. The commander of the Liao army immediately hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare archers to defend against the enemy.
There's nothing more enjoyable than being on a boat, bullying a raft that struggles to move on the water.
Although the 300 Song army was not much, the ships were limited. But it is enough, after all, the Liao people do not have many people to build the bridge, and they can easily rely on the bow and crossbow to shoot the Liao army who are building the pontoon bridge one by one. This kind of relaxed combat method is also Song Jun's favorite combat mode.
Hu Yanzhuo even had the illusion that when the main force of the Great Song Dynasty arrived, it would be the moment when he showed his face in front of tens of thousands of people.
What about Liu Fa's meritorious service?
Will he be able to make a great achievement in front of tens of thousands of troops?
Let's talk about the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji.
The leather room army rode non-stop to Zhuozhou. The fire in Zhuozhou has not been extinguished, like a huge furnace, plunging the entire city of Zhuozhou into purgatory.
It is impossible to fight the fire, and the lack of vanguard troops and the smoke make it difficult to put into the fire. It's just that many of the materials stored in Zhuozhou by Da Liao will be completely burned.
The main general, Xiao Changge, chose to continue south, but since Zhuozhou could not be saved, he could only sprinkle his anger on the head of the Song army.
However, in less than half a day of marching, they encountered the rout of the Guangshun army from Yi County.
"What, the Guangshun army is defeated, where is the Guangshun army?"
"My lord, I don't know."
"What about Xiao Rang? Let him come to me. Brother Xiao Chang held back the anger in his heart, and Han Zirang was defeated by Li Kui, which may still be reasonable. But Han Junyi, there is no reason at all! Could it be that Li Kui went south and killed a horse pistol, which happened to make Han Junyi unlucky and ran into him?
This guess is possible, Xiao Changge thought.
"General Xiao is dead!"
Hearing the bad news that his nephew died in battle, Brother Xiao Chang seemed to be frozen on the horse, and only after a long time did he say sadly: "The Lord will die in battle, what is the use of your life?" ”
The news soon spread to the Chinese army, and Yelu Hongji heard that the Guangshun army was also defeated, and the whole person exuded a murderous aura that no one should approach. He defended and saw that his life's work had been completely destroyed by this battle, and he, Yelu the Great Hongji's glass signboard, was completely smashed to the ground. Furious, he said to the attendants beside him: "Bring my hissing wind beast here, I will personally kill Li Kui's fang!" ”
The seventy-year-old man, standing on the emperor's car, let out a desperate roar!