When Liu Zhiyuan proclaimed himself emperor and the news reached Tokyo, in order to contain the troops in Hedong, Yelu Deguang arranged some countermeasures and deployed several groups of troops around the area of influence in Hedong.
Geng Chongmei led the army to Luzhou, but was completely wiped out by Liu Chengyou who went south, so he received a box lunch in advance.
Cui Tingxun visited Heyang during the festival and was on guard against Ze and Lu. As a result, Juhua was suddenly stabbed by Wu Xingde, and he was severely defeated despite being outnumbered. That is to say, Yelu Deguang did not punish him and gave him a chance to regroup. Until now. , were still in a stalemate with Wu Xingde in Heyang. They launched a counterattack and achieved a small victory. However, they were harassed from behind by Li Wanchao who was stationed in Zezhou. They were attacked on both sides. As the main force of the Khitans withdrew from the Central Plains, there was no support behind them. The days are getting harder and harder, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on much longer.
In addition, Zhao Kuangzan, the son of King Yanshou Zhao Yanshou, was the governor of Hezhong. Hezhong was an important territory, the ancient "Hedong", a strategic location. However, Zhao Kuangzan probably got the reminder from his father and behaved very low-key, staying in Puzhou. , sat back and watched the situation without showing any aggression.
The only one left was Gao Tangying, who was not too active and procrastinated and never took office. It was not until Yelu Deguangshe went north to the Central Plains that he followed suit.
This time I was ordered to recapture Anyang, but I didn't dare to hesitate any longer. Following him to the north were a group of Yan troops and several Jin troops, totaling more than 6,000 people. In addition, there were Yelvbali He had to personally lead five thousand elite Khitan troops into battle.
First there was Wu Xingde, and then there was Luo Yanhuan. When the news of Luo Yanhuan's defection reached Liyang, Yelu Deguang was furious. He summoned General Yelu Jieli to the imperial camp and gave him a severe reprimand. If it weren't for the ministers, If he tries to dissuade him, he will punish a serious crime of "unknown people" in Yelvjie...
Faced with the continuous rebellion of surrendered soldiers, Yelu Deguang was extremely vigilant towards the Jin soldiers and Han generals. He asked them to attack Anyang, and he obviously had the intention of consuming each other.
In fact, if he were not worried about causing unnecessary chaos, Yelu Deguang would have ordered the states to kill all the Jin soldiers. Fortunately, during the retreat to the north, although Yelu Deguang's temper became increasingly violent, his mind was still Getting more and more awake.
If we wanted to kill them, we should have taken advantage of them to be gathered together when we went south to Kaifeng. At this time, if such an order was issued, it is almost certain that the states and counties under the Khitan rule would be destroyed without the Khitan troops from various places taking action. War smoke is everywhere.
By the time Gao Tangying and Yelu Bali arrived at Anyang City, the four gates of Anyang City were tightly closed and they were ready for battle. It was obvious that the rebels in the city were on guard. After learning the news that the Liao army was heading north, Liang Hui wisely mobilized all his troops. They all gathered in Anyang City, exhausted the treasury, used all the armor and weapons to arm the army, used all the money to motivate the soldiers, and mobilized the entire city's soldiers and civilians to defend the city...
"After staying, how many troops are there in this... Liao army?" On the city tower, looking at the two huge military formations with clear lines below the city, one of his subordinates asked nervously.
"Probably, there are tens of thousands of people..." Liang Hui's legs were also a little weak, and he tried hard to steady his mind and said.
After swallowing his saliva, the captain's face turned pale and he said sadly: "I heard that the Khitans have three to four hundred thousand soldiers and horses. If they all come, how can we resist them?"
"Idiot! Do you think that all the Khitan troops and horses will gather in Xiangzhou?" Liang Hui immediately interrupted his men's wails and scolded. However, the tension in his expression could not be concealed at all.
, there must be hundreds of thousands of people.
"They seem to be attacking, what should I do?"
"What should we do? Give me my order and guard it first!" Liang Hui said solemnly, using his loud voice to drive away the fear in his heart.
After going to the city for two or three miles, he looked around the city and ordered his people to lay out the siege equipment that was being transported. At the same time, Gao Tangying personally rode his horse to the front of Yelu Balide's formation and asked for instructions: "General Yelu, are we going to attack now?"
"Leave it all to Gao Shijun!" Yelvbalide looked a little arrogant and said with a sideways look: "Anyang is where your government is, so you have to hurry up. Your Majesty is very angry with these bandits.
Don’t let His Majesty down..."
Although Yelvbalid's attitude was very unpleasant, Gao Tangying had to laugh along with him, hurriedly returned to the formation, and ordered the attack.
The development of the matter exceeded Liang Hui's imagination from the beginning. He had no intention of preventing the Khitans from returning north, but for Yelu Deguang, his occupation of Anyang City was a thorn in the side of the Khitans' return.
They had to be uprooted. Moreover, their behavior of seizing the city and killing the officials just angered Yelv Deguang, who was getting more angry...
However, the Yan soldiers and Jin soldiers under Gao Tangying were not of the same mind, and the soldiers were not of the same spirit. In addition, they had to march hard all the way, and they had many complaints. If they were asked to attack the fortified city, they would not be able to exert their best efforts. 100% of their combat power could be used
Thirty percent is already pretty good. We tried to attack tentatively, but ended up hastily.
From then on, there was no breakthrough progress, and it was the same until Yelu Deguang arrived in Anyang.
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To the west of Anyang, in the Huanshui River Basin, reconnaissance from the Longqi Army's cavalry has become more and more frequent. Since those war horses were collected, the Longqi Army's cavalry has achieved breakthrough development.
At the same time, as most of the Khitan army slowly moved northward, the confrontation between the scouts and horses from the two sides became more and more cruel between the hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers in Linlu and Anyang.
On the north bank of Huan River, more than a hundred cavalry, led by Han Tong, were temporarily repairing. The soldiers were eating and the horses were drinking water. Han Tong's expression was serious and he looked extremely dull. Although he had been promoted, he had been in a bad mood recently and had been holding back.
With a sigh of relief, he wanted to make meritorious deeds, wash away his previous crime of "disobeying military orders", and compete for the command of the newly established Longqima Army.
Liu Chengyou established a new cavalry army, which was divided into two battalions: left and right. Han Tong was commanded by the left battalion. As for the army command, it was temporarily vacant.
Not long after, a group of cavalry came galloping from the northeast, followed by some Khitan rangers. After observing the situation and analyzing the situation, he saw that there were not many enemy cavalry, so Han Tong immediately led his men to meet them. After a brief battle,
After the fierce fighting, the enemy cavalry retreated.
"Commander, we rescued an officer who escaped from Anyang City. He said he was a subordinate of Xiangzhou Liuhou and wanted to ask for help from His Highness!" Yang Ye put the blood-stained sword into its scabbard and pointed at a wounded officer. Passage to South Korea.
After glancing at the man, Han Tong looked eastward. The hills were undulating and isolated, and he couldn't look too far. To prevent an accident, Han Tong directly ordered: "Take him back to Linli. Evacuate!"
Lin Li. Longqi's entire army of more than 6,000 people has been stationed here for several days.
Upon receiving the request for help from Anyang, Liu Chengyou made no comment, but summoned the generals to ask for their opinions.
As a result, they all agreed that there was no way to save them. In fact, when they learned that Yelu Deguang's hundreds of thousands of people had marched to Anyang, several generals had already suggested to Liu Chengyou to withdraw to Luzhou. Even if it didn't work, they would have to retreat. In the Taihang Mountains.
It's not that he is afraid of the enemy, but he is just avoiding the edge temporarily. After all, the Longqi Army is too weak. If Liu Chengyou has enough troops, he doesn't need more than 50,000 troops, which is enough to fight Yelu Deguang.
However, Liu Chengyou still refused to advance or retreat and stayed peacefully in Linli. It seemed that the Khitans had no intention of coming west to deal with him for the time being.
"How could Liang Hui defend Anyang for so long? How could that messenger escape from Anyang City! Do you think this is a trick of the Khitan people to lure our army into dispatch?" Even if he decided to stand still, , Liu Chengyou still put forward a guess with great interest.