Chapter 757: The rise of armed forces behind enemy lines
"Hold! Hold!!"
Hebei West Road, Dingzhou.
Compared with the successive defeats of Baozhou and Yingzhou, this important military town had supported the Liao army's attack for nine full days.
Corpses were everywhere inside and outside the city, and fragments of siege equipment were everywhere. The generals who defended the city roared at the top of their lungs, looking forward to victory.
They are indeed unable to defeat. Today's Hebei is divided into east and west roads. The capital of the east road is naturally Daming Mansion in Beijing, and the capital of the west road is Zhending Mansion. Once Dingzhou is lost, Zhending Mansion will most likely not be able to defend it.
If we live there, most of Hebei will probably fall by then.
"One day left! Hold on! Hold on!!"
As they were struggling up and down in the city, and were about to achieve a glorious victory, suddenly there was a commotion below, and then the Liao army burst into loud cheers.
The guard general looked out and saw an eye-catching flag moving quickly from behind the Liao army.
It was a triangular flag five feet long and three feet high, in five colors: red, white, yellow, black and green, with teeth arranged along the edge. There were streamers on the flag, with a flying dragon embroidered in the center and a flame pattern embroidered on the edge. The background was made of solid-color yak tail.
It is the Liao Emperor's Great Encyclopedia (dào).
"纛" is the name of the oldest military flag. It is the first of the ancient military flags. It can appear alone in the emperor's ceremonial guard or at the top of the flag. Because the emperor has six armies, the ancient army is also called "six 纛".
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Khitan was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. When the Liao emperor traveled, he naturally had to erect the emperor's banner. Mongolia in history was also affected by this. Genghis Khan established the famous nine-pin (liu) white banner, which became a symbol of Mongolia's power.
Now that this flag appears outside Dingzhou City, it means that Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom came to the battlefield in person to conquer the country.
The appearance of this Liao Emperor became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
On the one hand, the morale of the Liao army was greatly boosted and the attack became more fierce. On the other hand, the Song army on the city also realized that even if it lasted for ten days, the opponent would not be able to retreat. They would fight to the end and destroy Dingzhou City.
Swallow completely.
The fatigue and pressure accumulated during this period instantly broke down their psychological defenses. Many brave soldiers fell down and fell into a deep sleep forever. The guard also showed a look of panic, and suddenly pulled out his sword with a sudden movement.
If you put it on your neck, you will commit suicide.
It wasn't until his personal guards hugged him that he put down his sword, fell to his knees, and cried loudly.
Seeing the carriage advancing, the Khitan warriors entered the city. Xiao Fengxian, who came to pick up the carriage, immediately said: "When Your Majesty's banner arrives, the people of Song Dynasty defected and surrendered. Great Liao's power! Your Majesty's power!"
Yelu Yanxi laughed triumphantly: "Fengxian is really my minister of Daliao. You should be the first among my ministers to destroy the Southern Dynasty this time!"
Xiao Fengxian was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
"It's over! Dingzhou is over too!"
In the mountain forest not far away, a small team watched with great sadness as the city of their hometown was destroyed, and they were killed by the wolf-like Liao people who entered the city. Fires were everywhere, and howling was everywhere, but they had to retreat and stay away.
The leader of this team, named Meng Kang, was a slender man with fair skin. He whispered at this time: "Dingzhou is gone...what should we do?"
At this moment, a person behind him suddenly said: "Everyone, go to Cangzhou and join the Hebei Township Corps!"
Meng Kang was startled when he heard this. He has been fond of ships since he was a child. He also learned a lot of ship-making techniques when he entered the dockyard. Cangzhou is close to the Bohai Sea, so he has naturally been there. Compared to Cangzhou's remoteness, Dingzhou is definitely more prosperous. Why?
Going to Linhai County?
Someone also asked a similar question: "The township army? Is it a team composed of soldiers from each township? The officers and soldiers were beaten back by the Beibei, so what use will they do if they surrender?"
The person who recommended the Xiang Corps raised his voice: "Why is it useless? You don't know how powerful the Xiang Corps is. Thousands of elite soldiers of the Liao army entered Cangzhou. They were killed and surrendered. They were beaten until the whole army was annihilated!"
Others shook their heads after hearing this, obviously not believing it.
The man became anxious and pointed to the north: "Go to Feihuxing. There are all Liao dogs who have had their hands cut off. They were driven out of the territory by the Cangzhou Township Corps. Now the Liao army does not dare to invade Cangzhou.
Dare to kill people and set fire to other places!"
As he clapped his chest and swore repeatedly, everyone finally began to be dubious.
In other words, at this desperate moment, they also hope that Hebei can still have such an army that can resist the iron cavalry of the Beibei and protect their hometown in Hebei.
Meng Kang thought that the terrain in Cangzhou was indeed not suitable for a large number of cavalry to gallop around, so he believed a lot. Then he turned around and took one last look at Dingzhou, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! Let's go to Cangzhou!"
When the goal was determined, they soon discovered that there were many people who made similar choices.
In order to avoid the large army of Liao people, many people went eastward over the mountains and ridges. Even many ordinary people went to Cangzhou with their families and families to seek survival.
The more people gather together, the greater the hope in their hearts.
However, in addition to the choice of joining the rural corps, there is another team that has also become famous in Hebei.
Led by Chao Gai, the "King of Tota", the heroes of the Green Forest from the Five Mountains and Twelve Villages, including even Gongsun and Wangsun who were from the Han family in Xiangzhou, all joined the Green Forest to fight against the Northern invaders.
This group of heroes detoured behind enemy lines and gathered many defeated soldiers. They also made successive raids on small groups of Liao troops, and achieved several victories.
So when we were at the border of Xiongzhou, which had long since fallen, Shi Yong, who had just met Damingfu, said goodbye to Meng Kang: "Brother Meng, I'm going to join Chao Tianwang, take care!"
Meng Kang clasped his fists: "Take care!!"
Watching this man leave with a group of people, including a few people in his own team who admired heroes in the world, Meng Kang murmured: "I just hope there will be a chance to fight side by side in the future!"
"There must be a chance!"
A rough voice came from behind. Meng Kang turned around and saw Chen Da from Yecheng walking over.
This man wields a white-dot steel spear and has extraordinary arm strength. He is the person with the most outstanding martial arts skills among the crowd gathered so far, and he is also the promoter of the township army.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So Meng Kang said: "Brother Chen just told everyone about the Chaijiazhuang War again?"
Chen Da laughed and said: "Haha! How can you say that? Mr. Lin was so powerful that the rural soldiers under his leadership killed the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom head-on. They abandoned their helmets and armor along the way and fled for dozens of miles in embarrassment.
, in the end the whole army was wiped out, and the body of Yelu Xiangwen is still hanging at the border. A Liao army came to rob it, but they were all killed and retreated in defeat!"
He heard too much bad news along the way, but these few good things were something that he couldn't tire of talking about. Especially when he imagined the unparalleled power of thousands of armies to conquer the disaster, Meng Kang couldn't help but win over it:
"As expected of Lin Yiyong, if there were more generals like this in the Northern Army, how could the Northern captives dare to invade the Song Dynasty?"
Chen Da publicized so hard. On the one hand, he admired what Coach Lin had done. On the other hand, he met Zhu Wu on the way and got his advice. After seeing his morale pick up, he knew it was time to announce the news: "Don't worry, as long as
With General Lin as the leader, the Northern invaders will not only retreat to Liao land, but they will also have to pay the price in blood!"
Meng Kang first thought that this person was just talking grandly, but Chen Da's next sentence made him almost jump with joy:
"The Cangzhou Township Corps is coming out. Lead the village soldiers to form the Hebei Township Corps!"
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"This rural regiment must not be allowed to come out of Cangzhou!"
In the Yamen of Yingzhou Prefecture, Xiao Wuna glared angrily, his beard and hair stood up, and he slapped the table hard with his big hand.
The generals on the left and right remained silent. This was the first time since they went south that they saw the East Route Commander getting so angry. A close general came forward and suggested: "Captain, that rural army is just a ragtag group. It only relies on the geographical advantage to be able to follow the Liao army."
The warriors are fighting around. If they really come out, they only need three thousand cavalry to charge into the formation, and they will definitely be killed without leaving a single piece of armor behind. This is self-destruction!"
Xiao Wuna glared at this idiot with no strategic vision: "Then if they are scattered like those bandits and fighting guerrillas, three thousand cavalry can't stop the main force?"
The general retreated slowly.
Xiao Wuna emphasized: "This is the land of the Southern Dynasty, and the rural soldiers are selected from the countryside, so they can replenish the supply of troops at any time. And if one of our warriors dies, there will be one less one. We must not let them become a climate, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"
He still had a lot to say. For example, despite the fact that the Liao people were attacking cities and plundering territory one after another, which seemed unstoppable, precisely because of their successive victories, military discipline was becoming more and more lax. In addition to the Pishi Army, other tribal armies and subordinates
The army began to go out to plunder at will. Such flaws may be exposed when attacking Daming Mansion.
After all, after taking Yingzhou, he lured Cai Jing, the prefect of Daming Prefecture, to come to the rescue. However, the other party was extremely sophisticated and refused to take the bait no matter what kind of temptation he tried.
If you are frustrated by this northern gate and want to attack Bianjing City, you will still have to go deep alone. It is absolutely unacceptable to have such an additional army behind the Liao army.
Just as he was worrying about how to deal with such a slippery and unrestrained civilian army, another subordinate came to report: "Commander, Your Majesty has sent someone to urge for food and grass again!"
"Alas... Your Majesty, you really shouldn't have come!"
Xiao Wuna's face became increasingly ugly.
Originally, food and grass were a big problem, but now Emperor Tian Zuo is marching in person, and he is accompanied by Oruduo. This group of guardsmen were mostly promoted to important ministers and officials because they pleased the Liao Emperor, and they enjoy daily life.
The treatment is very high, and it is obviously impossible to go hungry.
To be honest, the weakening of the Northern Army in the Southern Dynasties was beyond Xiao Wuna's imagination. The Song Dynasty was not without wars. It had been fighting with Xixia for many years. It was not that they were ignorant of soldiers. As a result, the Northern Army was still "completely useless" to this point.
To this extent, it can only be said that it is appropriate for him to go south to Liao Dynasty to hunt.
According to the current situation, it may not be realistic to capture Bianjing, but it is completely feasible to occupy a place in Hebei, plunder all the wealth here, and finally force Song Ting to sign a new alliance under the city and increase the annual currency several times.
hope to achieve.
But the Liao Emperor's personal expedition suddenly broke Xiao Wuna's plan.
Yelu Yanxi was his student. When he was the prince, he showed the characteristics of great ambition and talent, and he was very fond of success. Fortunately, he was fashionable and young, and he respected his tutor. Now that he has become the emperor, his wings have become stronger and he has shown his affection.
The scene of the villain Yuan Xianchen, but no matter how great he is as the commander of the East Road, he must obey the orders of Emperor Liao. If he makes a mistake...
King Lanling gently pressed his forehead against the pain of the wind attack. At this moment, the scout came to report for the third time:
"Capital! Xiongzhou City was lost, and the Song army that captured this place called itself the Hebei Township Corps!"