Chapter 343 The consequences of provoking the wicked
"What did you say?" Just like hearing a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Yelu Longxing swayed and almost fell off his horse.
Without waiting for help from the guards, he quickly sat upright, mobilized his mount to meet him, and grabbed Yang Ali by the collar, "They are all dead, why did you escape alone?"
"Yes, Commander Yeludu sent me back to report the news before he passed out, asking Yeluhudugu to take control of his troops for him, dig out the ruins of the county government, rescue Xiao Pai and others." Yang Ali was almost strangled alive.
Death, struggling and gesticulating with his hands, reported. "My subordinates were initially sent by the commander of Yeludu to suppress the people in the county. That's why I was lucky not to enter the county government office!"
Yelu Hudugu is Yelu Longxing's nephew. In the latter's opinion, he is naturally qualified for a big job. Therefore, Yelu Longxing's heart was a little less frantic. He let go of his hand and asked in a deep voice, "Who is the thief?"
?How did he light the gunpowder? Why don't you search in advance to see if the rebel army left any dead soldiers in the county government office?"
"It's Han Qing, Song General Han Qing!" Yang Ali took a few breaths and responded quickly, "I don't know how he ignited the gunpowder. I was patrolling near the granary when I suddenly heard a loud noise.
, the county government, the county government collapsed."
Fearing that Yelu Longxing would anger him again, he paused for a moment and quickly added, "Han Qing opened all the official warehouses and granaries, allowing the people to move them as they pleased. When his subordinates rushed over, the granaries were almost half empty.
, thanks to Pingyuan County Magistrate Chen Yu who brought people to ask for help, his subordinates rushed over in time and dispersed the unruly people who were robbing the grain!"
"Chen Yu, he is still alive? How can he still have the honor to be alive?" Yelu Longxing was filled with evil anger and couldn't vent his anger, so he called his slave's name and cursed him.
"County Magistrate Chen was driven out of the county government by Xiao Moke. Therefore, Han Qing didn't find him when he broke into Pingyuan City. He only killed Xiao Moke and all the people in the south!" Yang Ali was excited.
I shivered and quickly explained in a low voice.
He and Chen Yu were both Han sons of the Youzhou generation. Even though they became officials of the Liao Kingdom, their status was still lower than that of the Khitan officials. Therefore, they had some sympathy for each other. When they could help each other, they tried to help each other.
Last one.
"Xiao Moke was really killed?" Yelu Longxing's attention was indeed attracted by the news of Xiao Moke's death, and he no longer cared about Chen Yu's life and death, "This, this, this is too cruel.
He, he also followed the order of the Queen Mother to deal with Han Qing. How did Han Qing break into the county? Was there an internal response? Where is Guo Liang, the commander of the signing army? Is he dead or surrendered to the enemy? "
"Both Guo Liang and Du Yuhou Guo Jin died in the battle. Han Qing used gunpowder to blow up the north gate of Pingyuan County!" This time, Yang Ali gave a clear answer, but it made Yelu Longxing frown even more.
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"Can gunpowder blow up a city gate? How did he do it? Are there any living sign troops in the city?" Yelu Longxing glanced sideways at Yang Ali and continued to dig into the details.
"My subordinates don't know. It was reported to them by the surviving signing army. The north gate of Pingyuan City was indeed blown to pieces. The body of Guo Jin, the capital of the signing army, Yuhou, was examined by my subordinates. He was pricked all over by the fragments of the door panel.
They are all full of holes. There are hundreds of living sign soldiers in the city, but they were all arrested by subordinates!" Yang Ali thought for a moment and responded honestly.
Since Wang Jizhong surrendered, gunpowder was no longer new to the Liao soldiers. Moreover, when attacking Zhending City, the Liao soldiers also tried to use the gunpowder donated by Wang Jizhong to blow up the city gates and walls.
However, the result was very disappointing to them. After the gunpowder was ignited, the sound was like a thunderbolt, but the damage to the city gates and walls was not much higher than that of a battering ram.
So tonight, when he heard from Sun Xiaobao, the surviving leader of the signing army, that Han Qing used gunpowder to blow up the city gate, Yang Ali instinctively refused to believe it. However, when he saw Guo Jin's body, he immediately understood that Sun Xiaobao
Didn't lie.
"It seems that the Han thieves saved a trick and didn't use gunpowder to blow up the city gate and presented it to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Or that good-for-nothing Wang Jizhong didn't understand it!" Yelu Longxing's mind was far more flexible than Yang Ali's. I heard that
The latter had already inspected the wreckage of the north gate of Pingyuan City and the body of Guo Jin, the Marquis of Yu who signed the army, and immediately deduced two reasonable possibilities.
No matter what the final answer was, the news that gunpowder could blow up city gates made him feel like a treasure.
Although the Liao Kingdom has not yet obtained the complete gunpowder formula so far, Wang Jizhong and other officials of the Song Dynasty who surrendered without a fight have brought thousands of kilograms of gunpowder to the Liao Kingdom.
The Liao army currently has no shortage of cities. Find a city gate similar to the north gate of Zhending City and try it repeatedly with gunpowder. Sooner or later, you will be able to figure out a specific method for blowing up the gate.
If that doesn't work, you can also send agents across the river to capture the soldiers around Han Qing, or his mother-in-law. Torture them severely, and you can always reveal the secret.
The reason why the Liao army was divided into two groups was because it could not defeat the city after a long attack. If the secret recipe of gunpowder for blowing the city gates to pieces could be obtained, the Liao army's shortcomings of not being good at siege could be made up in an instant.
By then, Zhending, Chanzhou, and Bianliang will be blown up all the way, and the Song Dynasty will be destroyed, just around the corner!
Just when I was happy, I heard Yang Ali report cautiously, "Commander, my subordinates also heard some news. I don't know if I can do it correctly."
"What else did you hear? Report everything truthfully." Yelu Longxu glanced at Yang Ali and waved his hand impatiently.
"Subordinate, I heard that Yeludu commanded them to be tricked into entering because they found a handwritten note left by Han Qing in the county government office!" Yang Ali thought for a while, with a very hesitant expression on his face.
"What did the person named Han write?" Yelu Longxing was immediately interested and asked with his eyes widened.
"Yes, it's a sentence. It's too arrogant, and my subordinates dare not say it." The hesitation on Yang Ali's face became more intense, and his words were hesitant.
"Say, I won't blame you if I'm wrong!" Yelu Longxing raised his whip and pointed at Yang Ali's nose to ask.
"Yes, yes!" Yang Ali trembled in fright, quickly raised his hands, and added stammeringly, "The original words he wrote are, anywhere in the world where there are rivers, Han, Han can go there!
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"How dare you be so arrogant, thief!" Yelu Longxing's heart trembled, and then his anger rushed straight to the top door.
This is a threat, a naked threat.
The thief surnamed Han knew that the Southern Pingren Division of Daliao was targeting him, so he bypassed the East Route Army and killed Xiao Moke, the Southern Pingren Division, with his own hands as revenge!
The traitor named Han knew that Daliao lacked navy, so he used the rivers to come and go as he pleased. After the Eastern Route Army and the main force of the Emperor of Daliao, the Fuyang River, Wudi River, and Hutuo River could all use large ships.
, leading to the sea.
There is even a Lushui River in Youzhou, which bypasses Nanjing (now Beijing) and leads directly to the sea.
Now all the troops of the Liao Dynasty are in Hebei, and the garrison of Nanjing City is less than 5,000. If a man named Han sends a warship up the Lu River, the consequences will be disastrous!
