Seeing the generals under his command scattered around, a trace of anger flashed across Yeluhai's embarrassed face, he opened his mouth, but no curse came out.
He thought he tried his best, took the lead, and fought hard, but he could not hide the outcome of the defeat. He was still defeated miserably. The 10,000 Liao troops who followed him from Liaoyang were attacked and killed by the Han army.
There are only these people left. It is already rare that they can follow him and not be completely defeated. How can they dare to criticize him any more?
In the end, they only gave an order to rest where they were, and arranged for people to be on guard and count the number of people. As they fled north, many people escaped along the way, and now they were exhausted, hungry and thirsty.
After calming down, he felt the pain in his body. The back and forth confrontations had caused a lot of wounds on his body. In other words, the armor on his body was relatively solid, which helped him avoid a lot of fatal injuries.
However, although warriors are not afraid of trauma and pain, their body's reaction is very honest. Yelu Hai's rough and resolute face is obviously less red, but it is not so obvious in the dark night.
Several bonfires were lit, not to ward off the cold and keep warm, but to provide greater lighting and to slightly stabilize the morale of the troops. The long dark night always makes people feel depressing, especially when encountering such a defeat.
Of course, we are not afraid of attracting the Han army to chase us. If the Han army really catches up on such a big road, the sentries deployed can also warn us, and we have enough reaction time. Isn't it just running? I ran almost all day long. Continue
That is, in addition, based on Yelu Hai's own judgment, the Han army would not pursue him any more.
Yelu Hai is in his prime, only over thirty years old. Although his surname is Yelu, he belongs to the side branch among the side branches of the Khitan royal family and cannot be more sidelined. When he was young, he participated in the Han-Liao War, but at that time
He was only a mid-level officer, fighting in southern Liaoning. Under the leadership of Gao Xun, the invading Guo Tingwei army was driven into the sea.
It's just that the tide has turned, and now he has turned around. This time he is the commander-in-chief of Liaonan who is deeply trusted by the King of the Southern Academy. As a result, he suffered a huge defeat, lost his troops and lost the city. He faced the same opponent, but the pattern and progress of the war were different.
Some of it was beyond his understanding, and he was really a little stunned.
The powerful weapons of the Han army were as if they were free of charge. Some of them were already on guard, while others were unaware of them. They faced them head-on, and naturally suffered a bloody blow.
Yelu Hai participated in the Western Expedition with Yelu Xiezhen, and also participated in several major battles. The achievements of the Liao Army's Western Expedition can be called a military miracle, but as a general who personally participated in it, Yelu Hai was deeply aware of the process.
It's not easy.
Especially in the fierce battles with the Black Khanate, the most brutal Battle of Yanqi, he was responsible for defending the city, attracting and consuming the enemy troops, thus creating an opportunity for Yelu Xiezhen to defeat the Black Khan's army, thus avoiding the destruction of the eastern part of the Western Regions.
It fell and preserved the results of the Western Expedition.
Therefore, Yelu Hai was confident enough in defensive operations. He even felt that the target set by Yelu Xiezhen for him was too small.
However, the result was completely contrary to his expectation. In just ten days, the naval army was destroyed, the city was lost, and nearly 20,000 troops were eliminated in nine out of ten.
Defeat means defeat, and it is still a defeat at the hands of the opponent's navy. Even if it causes a large number of casualties to the opponent, it is not unacceptable. However, everything is unsatisfactory. This is really a huge blow to Yelu Hai who fights desperately.
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As for the losses caused to the Han army, although there is no statistics, Yelu Hai is sure that they are not large, definitely no more than three thousand. In the most brutal city attack and defense, those who died were cannon fodder.
"How to explain to the king?" Yelu Hai murmured, his eyes red, as he looked at the dim moon above his head.
Feeling that his mouth was dry, he took out the water bag, but found a hole in it, and all the water had leaked out. A wave of irritation came to his heart, Yelu Hai slapped himself, the sound was clear and loud, and the surrounding Liao troops looked over.
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"General, after counting, there are only more than 1,700 people left!" The military academy under his command came closer, relieved his embarrassment a little, and reported in a calm voice: "Although the Han army is no longer pursuing, drinking water, food, soldiers and armor
Most of them are lost and they are in urgent need of supplies. Where do we go now?”
"Where are you?" In the depressing atmosphere, Yelu Hai finally spoke.
"Two miles ahead is Sanchakou. To the west is Fuzhou and to the north is Ningzhou!" the officer reported.
"Let's go to Ningzhou!" Yeluhai ordered coldly: "Send people to Fuzhou, mobilize all the garrison there, retreat to Ningzhou, and tell them to take all the young and strong people with them, leaving the old and weak behind.
, take as much food as you can, and burn the rest!"
Hearing what he said and facing his momentum, the officer couldn't help but feel a chill and hesitated: "General, do you plan to continue to rely on Ningzhou to hold on?"
After learning from the painful experience, Yelu Hai had obviously calmed down and shook his head and said: "We made a mistake in Suzhou's defense from the very beginning. We made a wrong step and missed every step, which led to a huge defeat.
Now, the army has been wiped out and its morale is gone. With just our few people and the military strength of Fu and Ning, the Han army will still be unable to resist its march north. We must concentrate our strength and appeal to the king for help again!"
"We have to hurry up, the Han army may go north at any time!" Yeluhai stood up, as if he had regained his fighting spirit, and gave a serious order: "Give me the order and continue on your journey. Ningzhou is not far away. Tell the soldiers that when we arrive in Ningzhou
Let the city rest again!"
Enticed by food, drink and rest, and pressured by military orders, the defeated army, led by Yelu Hai, quickly withdrew to Ningzhou in the north.
The speed of the Han army was faster than Yelu Hai imagined. On the second day, Shi Yande had already led the army northward, and at the same time, a navy ship also detached a group to accompany it northward.
Yeluhai's plan to exterminate households failed to fully work in Fuzhou, as there was not enough time. In the end, only a thousand guards stationed there fled north in a hurry, and they still set a fire, which was extinguished by the people in the city.
But Ningzhou let Yelu Hai do his best. All the strong men were gathered together, bringing only some rations, and then burned the city and destroyed the food. Without showing any nostalgia, they continued to withdraw northward.
Yelu Hai obviously also knew that the defense could not be defended. Instead of resisting in the south, he should give up decisively and concentrate his forces to lengthen the Han army's front line and also add trouble to them. The destroyed city walls, as well as the old and weak, regardless of whether
No matter how to deal with the Han army, it will be troublesome.
That is to say, there is not enough time, otherwise Yeluhai can clear the country more thoroughly. Such a situation naturally made the Han army marching north along the back to curse. Although the Han army's logistics supplies mainly came from the sea, the Liao army on the shore
With such a waste, anger is inevitable.
On the other side of Yeluhai, they withdrew to Chenzhou further north, retreating all the way north and destroying all the way. The Han army, which had been rested and replenished, also followed, and the entire Liaodong Peninsula was basically under the control of the Han army. The Han navy
It also freely penetrates deep into Liaodong Bay.
The only two places standing in front of the Han army were Chenzhou and Yaozhou. Just like Jinzhou to the west, they were strategic locations, straddling the throat of Liaodong, and the gateway to the south of Liaoyang. If you wanted to advance, you must pass through this road.
On Guo Tingwei's side, the troops were sweeping across the peninsula and knocking on the door. On Jinzhou's side, fierce fighting was also going on. For a while, for Liao, the situation in Liaodong was already precarious.