"You have to prepare in advance!" Liu Chengyou murmured in a low voice.
"It's almost time to rest!" After a moment of reflection, his eyes narrowed and became firm and sharp. Liu Chengyou stood up to touch the case, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Instruct all armies and battalions to increase their vigilance and be ready to send troops at any time. !”
After saying that, he told Xiang Xun: "Send the order and ask our people to keep a close eye on the situation in Tokyo and report one day at a time!"
"yes!"
"Heyang Sanzhou, now that Wu Xingde has been planted, let's make good use of it!" Liu Chengyou thought for a while and continued: "Send a military order to Li Wanchao and ask him to lead the Surui Army to move towards Huaizhou. Support martial arts and practice virtue!"
"Open the map!" After making some arrangements, Liu Chengyou stood up, walked to the hall, and extended his hand to signal.
The guards immediately stepped forward and unfolded the map hanging on the side. They greeted everyone and studied the Khitan's retreat route together. Although no clear news had been received yet, it was worth studying.
Liu Chengyou was certain in his heart that it was almost time for the Khitans to withdraw from the Central Plains. In Liu Chengyou's memory, although the specific time was blurred, he was very sure that Yelu Deguang returned the Khitans in March of this year.
However, that night, Liu Chengyou received an urgent report from a spy in Henan. Emperor Yelu Deguang of the Liao Dynasty had already issued an edict on the 17th to send troops back to the north.
Even though he had expected it, Liu Chengyou was caught off guard. For the sake of caution, Liu Chengyou made a safe choice and after repeatedly confirming that the news was correct, he immediately sent Pegasus to report to Jinyang, and then personally led the army eastward and stationed in Huguan.
...
In fact, after the Wu Xingde incident, Yelu Deguang had already determined the date for the return to the country. On the morning of the 17th, Yelu Deguang appointed his uncle Xiao Han as the military governor of the Xuanwu Army, leaving him in charge of the various states. All affairs in the Central Plains were entrusted to him, and he led the army back to the country.
Afterwards, Luan Jia set off, and an army of more than 100,000 people marched northward in several batches. Jin officials, concubines, eunuchs, craftsmen, craftsmen, illustrations, calendars, stone scriptures, bronze figures, and Mingtang carvings , Taichang music scores, Zhugong County, Lu books, ritual objects and armors were all sent to Beijing.
Huazhou, Baimajin.
This thousand-year-old ferry that connects the north and the south has been occupied by a large number of Liao troops and servants. Especially after the arrival of Yelu Deguang's Luan, the scene became even more chaotic.
If it were just military horses, it would never be like this. However, countless goods need to be transported, civilians need to control them, Shi Jin's officials and their families need to be escorted, and Yelu Deguang's Luan Jia must be strictly protected. In addition, we must always be vigilant about those Han rebels who may suddenly appear and attack at risk...
The Khitan people's organizational ability is not strong to begin with, so when this is involved, it will naturally lead to chaos.
The withdrawal of hundreds of thousands of troops, stretching for nearly a hundred miles, and a large amount of supplies and trophies, seriously delayed the Khitan people's return to the north. And the Central Plains rebels, who became smarter as they fought, slowly learned from the lessons of blood. They learned "guerrilla warfare" and continued to harass them along the way, causing great trouble to the Khitan people.
Although before that, Yelv Deguang sent special personnel to collect ships in Baima to prepare for crossing the river. However, when it came time to use them, the transportation capacity was simply not enough.
Standing on a high place, looking at the messy scene in front of Jintou, Yelu Deguang's face was very ugly, with a strange flush appearing on his face due to sullenness, and he said bitterly: "Come north in a hurry, just let me see this.
Scenario, at this speed, when can we cross the river?"
There were many servants around, but no one dared to answer his words. Seeing the emperor's anger, they all lowered their heads in fear for fear of attracting his attention. In the past two days, Yelv Deguang had killed several servants out of anger.
"Where is King Yongkang?" Yelu Deguang took a deep breath and his tone became more and more irritable.
"Back to Your Majesty, there were mobs in Xucheng, and King Yongkang personally led his people to destroy them." Seeing that Yelu Deguang seemed confused, a chamberlain finally had the courage to remind him.
"Rogue people! Rogue people! They are rogue people again. Why are these Han people so troublesome? They don't want to die! They should be slaughtered!" Yelu Deguang burst into anger, and then cursed again: "Wuyu is also a haymaker.
Thief, does he need to deal with it personally?"
His footsteps were windy, and he walked impatiently for a few steps on Jintou. After finally calming down a little, Yelu Deguang immediately ordered someone to summon several ministers.
"Send the order and hurry up to cross the river. Tonight, I will camp in Liyang!" Spittles flew everywhere, Yelu De waved his hand in the air and issued a strict order: "You will personally make arrangements. If you violate the time, you will be severely punished."
Several ministers looked at each other, intending to argue, but seeing Yelu Deguang's fierce expression, they all wisely shut up and agreed.
His chest was rising and falling, and his breathing was rapid. After a long time, it did not slow down. Yelu Deguang did not notice that his temper was getting more and more irritable. Suddenly he felt that his body was unbearably hot. He waved his hand and immediately returned to the imperial tent and summoned a man.
New concubine, venting anger.
Not long after Yelu Deguang's strict order was issued, on the river, accompanied by a miserable wailing, a ship loaded with gold and silver money suddenly capsized, was sucked into the whirlpool, and was swallowed up...
The water level of the river has obviously risen a lot, and the current is much more rapid than in previous times. There are too many things loaded on the river, and the boats are overwhelmed.
This seemed to cause a chain reaction, and two more boats quickly capsized in the middle of the river. The scene suddenly became even more chaotic.
An accident occurred, and the ministers who were entrusted with the urgent task of crossing the river by Yelu Deguang could only hurriedly rearrange their arrangements. On the pier, ships already full of people and money docked one after another to unload their cargo and people and reduce their weight.
As for salvaging the sunken ship, that is impossible, and saving people is even less necessary.
In the rush, another boat collision and capsizing accident occurred. As the river surged, several gaps were broken in the pontoon bridge on the water. A large number of Khitan soldiers who were crossing the river fell into the water. Most of these people did not know the nature of water, and they were basically drowned.
die.
The occurrence of various accidents seems to have cast a shadow over the Khitan people's journey back north. The chaotic scene and changes in the water conditions seem to indicate that it is not suitable to cross the river today, but Yelv Deguang has already issued a death order, and the Khitan people can only
Able to adjust, remedy, and take risks...
That night, Yelu Deguang finally failed to camp in Liyang. It took him four or five days to completely cross the river with tens of thousands of troops and a large amount of property guarding his front.
As for the follow-up Khitan army, it took even longer. In the process, a lot of people and property were lost. Not many people were employed. Among the Khitan soldiers, seven or eight fell into the water and drowned.
Hundred.
Moreover, perhaps if the situation becomes stable in the future, a lot of gold and silver can be fished out of the river to fill the treasury.