Chapter 1721: Xia Liao's army retreats, intercepting all the way
Chapter 1721: Xia Liao’s troops retreated, intercepting and killing them all the way
No news came from Dalat Pass, and even from Guanshan and Fumin areas, this silent silence was the most terrifying thing.
It is not terrible if only a small group of soldiers appears in the rear and temporarily cuts off the news.
But if this is the case, it will definitely not be able to block the grain channel.
The team transporting grain was at least protected by a thousand soldiers and horses. Moreover, as long as the news was spread to important towns such as Guanshan and Fumin, these places would also send troops to clear the goods.
And now there is still no news, which means that the number of soldiers and horses in the rear exceeds their imagination.
At least, this army has enough power to cut off the food route, and even has enough power to defeat or even annihilate the soldiers and horses sent from Guanshan and other places.
And with such a force at the rear, the army in the front doesn't have much choice.
If we could find traces of this army and defeat it directly, it would be easy to say, but if we couldn't, then unless we could break through the Great Wall defense line in a short time, all the armies would have to retreat as quickly as possible.
Therefore, the main force of Xia Liao soldiers and horses sent a large number of scouts and horses to contact the rear, at least to know what was going on in the rear. On the other hand, they actively prepared for war, preparing to break the bank and take down the Great Wall defense line in one fell swoop.
As long as the Great Wall defense line is captured, it will not only temporarily solve the food and grass problem, but also use the Great Wall defense line to block the rear troops and horses, and even continue to advance into Zhongdu.
In the next few days, two troops from Xiashui Town and Maoerzhuang launched attacks day and night against the Jin soldiers in the Great Wall area. Tuktan Kashgar, who received the letter from Tu Dankening, was also decisive. If someone
The defensive pressure in the area is too great, and the opponent has a tendency to break through the defense line. He even chooses to cut off roads and bridges and directly destroy all access roads, just to delay the opponent's attack.
At the same time, the Xia Liao soldiers and horses in the front finally got news from the rear, but the news was obviously not what they hoped for.
According to the reports from the expedition, there were soldiers and horses from the other side in the Guanshan and Fumin areas, and there were tens of thousands of them in total. All the soldiers and horses sent by these two important towns were defeated. Now, not only Guanshan, but also Fumin's generation is about to be completely defeated.
If it is lost, it is not even known whether the border pass is still under the control of one's own side.
These two troops failed to attack the Great Wall defense line, and their food and grass were never replenished.
Even if you want to rob people, it is still difficult.
In addition to the fact that the Jin Kingdom had no time to react at the beginning, when the Jin Kingdom's army came, they first moved all the people outside the Great Wall into the Great Wall. Now the area outside the Great Wall is vast, but there are only ten houses and nine empty houses. Even those who stayed
The small number of common people is also a burden and cannot provide them with any help at all.
Not to mention food and grass, even if you want to catch some young men now, you have to try your luck.
There was no way to attack in the front, the situation in the rear was unknown, and the food and grass in the camp were dwindling. In addition, the weather in the north was freezing, so the troops in Maoerzhuang and Xiashui Town had to choose to retreat temporarily.
Of course, whether we should retreat to Guanshan and enrich the people, or whether we need to retreat directly to the border, can only depend on the situation on the rear.
Unfortunately, the real situation in the rear was worse than they imagined. First of all, the Maoerzhuang troops originally wanted to evacuate to the west. They first joined the troops in Xiashui Town and then withdrew.
However, they could not evacuate more than a few dozen miles before they were ambushed and attacked by a large number of cavalry.
After a great battle, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were killed or wounded, and thousands of soldiers and horses took advantage of the chaos to flee. Only more than 30% of the soldiers and horses barely escaped.
Fortunately, after arriving at Xiashui Town and joining up with another large army, their number of soldiers and horses once again reached 40,000 to 50,000.
The Xia and Liao troops did not dare to stay any longer, and they did not even dare to go around the area where the people were rich, and went straight to the west to the border.
However, as soon as they entered Fengzhou territory, they began to be harassed by enemy troops. Fortunately, they had many soldiers and generals, and even a small amount of damage could not move their bones.
However, passing through the Zhenwu area, they were once again ambushed by a large number of troops.
They just felt that the opponent's troops were coming from all directions, and they couldn't tell how many there were.
The commander-in-chief and his troops had no intention of fighting, so they could only charge forward! However, after finally breaking out of the enemy's ambush and entering the soft territory, they encountered the opponent's troops again.
They deployed defenses along the river bank, blocking their retreat.
Xia Liao soldiers and horses bravely stepped forward to fight, leaving nearly ten thousand corpses behind, and finally succeeded in crossing the river.
However, now, out of their original 40,000 to 50,000 troops, only about 20,000 are left.
Retreating from the garrison, the corpses of Xia Liao soldiers and horses could almost cover the entire road...
On the next journey, this army and horses will be in trouble every step of the way, and they will suffer disasters everywhere. Even Tang Sanzang would feel ashamed when he saw it. He never knew when a group of soldiers and horses would rush out and charge and kill them.
Just retreat directly.
Under this situation, all the soldiers were panicked, and some soldiers continued to flee directly.
Although it is dangerous to escape now, what is more dangerous than following this large group of soldiers and horses to continue forward?
So, when the troops and horses actually arrived at the border and stood in front of Dalat Pass, there were only more than 10,000 troops and horses left! The commander-in-chief of the army almost burst into tears. The damage along the way was too great.
Of the approximately 60,000 soldiers and horses, 40,000 to 50,000 were lost. Even when attacking the Great Wall defense line, the damage was not that great.
Fortunately, everything is over now. As long as the pass is still in the hands of himself and others, he can gather his troops and fight back at any time.
As for this time, it was just caught off guard and fell into the enemy's scheme.
Who would have thought that the Jin side, who were suppressed and beaten by themselves and others, would actually find Da Song as a helper and even go around to the rear?
Unfortunately, what awaits them next is not hope and stability, but despair.
The commander-in-chief of the army asked people to go to the pass. Above the pass, the battle flags of the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom appeared, and the Song army and the Jin army were densely arranged on the pass.
Almost at the same time, groups of soldiers and horses gradually surrounded them from behind.
At this moment, all the soldiers and horses under Shen Tang's command are here. Even though the Song and Jin soldiers who fought on Xijing Road suffered a lot of damage, they still have 40,000 soldiers and horses.
One side is in great momentum, but the other side has lost much combat power. The gap in military strength is four to five times. This war is over at this point.
"Commanders Tuobajie and Xiao Ji, the victory or defeat has been decided by now, so there is no need to continue the battle!"
Shen Tang stood at the front and shouted towards Xia Liao's troops.
After a moment, the two commanders slowly walked out from among the soldiers and horses. Their eyes looked towards Shen Tang, filled with loneliness and hatred.