Chapter 121 The most difficult bone to gnaw, the easiest to gnaw
On the side of Youzhou City, when they learned that the Yan soldiers, led by Zhao Yanshou, had broken through the Yishui defense line and even crossed the Juma River easily, Yelv Jieli, who was left behind in Nanjing, was so angry that he cursed trash.
"What are Dingzhou and Mozhou doing? There are so many soldiers and horses that can't stop the Yan army?" Yelu Jieli muttered in his mouth, his face filled with evil spirits: "Zhao Yanshou, the traitor and the rebellious Yan army, really should have been with them a long time ago.
The Liu family colluded to harm our army. We should have killed them all when they were in Luan City to avoid disaster. The Han people really don’t believe it!"
Fortunately, there were only Khitan people in the meeting hall, and the Xi people and Han officials were excluded. Otherwise, Yelu Jieli's words would have once again violently stimulated the already divided Han-Han contradictions.
"The Longqi Army marched northward in large numbers, advancing in two directions, and restrained the armies on the southern front too much, allowing Zhao Yanshou to take advantage of the loophole." A guard general explained for the Liao army in the south.
"Longqi Army, Longqi Army again! That Liu family is bullying me and there is no one in Khitan!" Yelv Jie yelled useless nonsense.
"Stay behind and be prepared to deal with the Yan soldiers!" said a general.
"Do you still need to remind me?" Unable to bear the tone of the reminder, Yelu Jieli stared, thought for a while, and said harshly: "Let the defenders of Zhuozhou advance eastward, and the defenders of Tanji also go south.
Come, I will personally lead the army to attack and carry out encirclement and suppression. Since Zhao Yanshou dares to go deep alone, he is here to seek death and help him!"
As soon as these words were said, several of the guard generals below immediately became anxious. One of them advised: "You can't stay here. Youdu is empty now and there are not many soldiers and horses. If we divide our troops and attack again, Nanjing will be in danger.
The Han people in the city are restless and restless due to the previous chaos and resentment. If they don’t have enough force to deter them, trouble will easily occur!"
"Hmph!" Hearing this, Yelu Jieli immediately responded: "How could I not know! How much delay can the army on the southern front cause to the Yan army in a short period of time? What if Zhao Yanshou was allowed to lead the Yan army to Nanjing?
, then the Han people in the city will make noise and pose a greater threat to us!"
"Furthermore, there are mostly cavalry in the city now. Since Zhao Yanshou dares to come, if we don't go out of the city to fight with them and defeat them, can we still passively attack and defend the city with him?"
What Yelv Jieli said seemed to make sense. The Tibetan general who raised the question was speechless for a moment.
"But what should we do about Nanjing City?"
After thinking about it, Yelu Jieli issued a military order: "Recruit a group of barbarians from the city, give me weapons and armor, and cooperate with the remaining soldiers and horses to garrison, waiting for Tan Ji's guards to go south. The Jing Street in the city is closed and blocked.
In every village, especially where Han people are, if there are any who are walking around randomly, kill them first!"
Although there were still doubts, Yelv Jieli made up his mind, and there was no room for opposition from others. He was appointed by Yelu Ruan to stay in Nanjing and was in charge of the military and administrative affairs of various states and counties in Nanjing Province, and he had great power.
Soon, Yelu Ruan ordered his troops and horses and headed south, heading straight for Gu'an. Then, more than an hour after setting off, the Liao general who stayed in Youzhou received the news. The Yan army went north via the waterway, and happened to meet Yelu Xie.
The inside was staggered, and Yelu Jie missed the target.
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While the situation in Youzhou was getting worse, Yelu Ruan's side was progressing very smoothly. One hundred thousand troops escorted the late emperor back to the capital, and they just marched normally along the way. The Khitan tribe along the way had no intention of blocking it. Even if they wanted to
To resist, one must have the courage to face the attack of a hundred thousand troops.
In the process of marching, Yelv Ruan realized what it means to "return to the public's expectations". Still in the Zhongjing Road, there were troops from the Fifth Academy of the Liao Dynasty, Li Jin, Yelu Anduan, and Yelu Brother Liu sent people to report his surrender and asked him to lead the troops.
The warriors of the tribe served as the vanguard. Then they led the troops north to Taide Spring and met the troops of Yelu, Li and Hu.
The Queen Mother Shulu of the Khitan handed over to him the remaining elite troops in Beijing and all the soldiers from the northern and southern chambers. The military strength was not weak. However, Yelu Lihu was really unpopular. During the battle, he actually
He was crushed by the vanguard troops of the Fifth Academy and dispersed in a rush, causing the whole army to be defeated. He fled back to Linhuang in embarrassment to seek comfort from his mother.
Yelu Ruan only felt that the situation was very good. It seemed that the road back to Beijing was not as difficult as imagined, and he was even a little too sensitive and cautious. After learning the result of the Battle of Taidequan, the military morale was boosted, and some of the original
The anxiety has also disappeared. The ship of Yelu Ruan is now stable, and there is basically no need to worry about the revenge of Queen Mother Shulu if she fails.
All the way to the northeast, from Youzhou to Shangjing, it is really too far. In a good mood, Yelu Ruan already has the idea of moving the center of gravity of his rule southward.
However, when news came from Youzhou that Liu Chengyou had sent Zhao Yanshou to the Northern Expedition, Yelu Ruan's good mood suddenly dissipated. Even in the middle of summer, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
"This Liu Chengyou is so courageous. He really dares to go north to scratch the tiger's beard! He actually commissioned Zhao Yanshou to go on the Northern Expedition. What a good idea! Does Liu Zhiyuan know?" He praised Liu Chengyou, but there was no kindness in his tone.
Regarding Youyan's situation, Yelu Ruan convened a pre-military meeting. Naturally, the generals held two opinions.
First, by returning to the capital to consolidate the position and name the troops, headed by Yelu Chage and others, there are still more than 20,000 soldiers in various places in Youzhou. Proper arrangements were made before the fate came, and they can be defended no matter what.
Others, naturally, advocated the immediate deployment of troops for support. These people were led by Yelu Antuan. They believed that the hearts of the people had returned to the new master, and the Empress Dowager Shulu who went to Beijing was no longer a concern. On the contrary, Youyan must not suffer any losses. Otherwise,
Not only did the expedition south to destroy the Jin Dynasty result in a huge defeat, but the results of the previous battles had to be vomited up again.
From Yelv Ruan's point of view, he still favored Youzhou. Without too much entanglement, he decided to send troops back for reinforcements. So he sent Yelv Shuogu to lead an army of 10,000 horses and gallop back south to annihilate the enemy from the north.
military.
Yelu Ruan's reaction was not too slow. He took immediate action as soon as he learned the news and was not too worried. In his opinion, no matter how bad the situation is, he only needs to save the city of Nanjing, and everything else is secondary.
If you want it, you can give it up, and you can get it back sooner or later.
However, the situation in Youzhou deteriorated much faster than he imagined, and it was Youzhou that was the first to have problems.
Zhao Yanshou's journey from Gu'an to the north went so smoothly that even he could not believe it. He went all the way to the southwest of Youzhou City, abandoned his boat and landed ashore, approaching the Qing and Jin sects without encountering any obstruction.
When he got to the city, he realized that the emptiness of Youzhou City was completely beyond his imagination. That fool in Yelujie was even more stupid than he expected, and even more self-righteous. He even led troops to Gu'an to intercept him.
Already.
Overjoyed, Zhao Yanshou immediately spread the news to all the troops. Because they were walking through the waterway, all the Yan soldiers basically maintained a certain level of physical strength and combat effectiveness. After a short rest, they ordered an attack. Although there was no leader in the Youzhou City, facing the Yan
The soldiers descended from the sky, and there was some confusion, but they still guarded the city gate under the leadership of their respective commanders.
However, given the size of Youzhou City, how could it be possible to have both. Without heavy siege equipment, the first battle was unfavorable and the second battle failed. However, with Zhao Yanshou's familiarity with Youzhou, he quickly figured out its defensive strength.
Youzhou is so big that it is impossible to take care of all the miscellaneous defenders in the city. He quickly found a breakthrough and entered through the water gate.
The attack on Youzhou was so easy that Zhao Yanshou felt extremely surprised...
