In the battle of Tongtianhe, Pan Mei and Guo Jin won a great victory, killing more than 8,000 enemies. Yelusha, the prime minister of the Khitan South Academy, and Yelu Dilie, the king of Ji, conferred the title of Wendu Min and Xiangwentang led their troops to fight with Pan Mei and Guo Jin.
Enter and confront each other across the river, don't dare to advance rashly.
When the news reached the emperor's camp, Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed. He immediately informed the entire army, issued an order to commend him, and put the heads of the Khitan people sent back from the front on a high pole to undermine the morale of the Northern Han defenders. For a time, Zhao Da was in high spirits and just wanted to
If the front line of Chaoyunling can also inflict heavy losses on the enemy, it may lead to repeated defeats, and the new Khitan emperor will be criticized by hundreds of officials. At that time, the Khitan people had no time to take care of themselves, and they had hope of conquering the Northern Han Dynasty, so they immediately issued an order and ordered Cheng Shixiong to send an army
The troops went to Yunling to strengthen the defense line there.
Before Cheng Shixiong's troops arrived at Chayunling, news of a great victory came from Chayunling. The Khitan King of the South Campus and the Khitan King of the North Campus came hand in hand to attack Chayunling. The Song army defended it well, and the Khitan cavalry was on this majestic ridge.
But it was useless, and he was defeated by two tiger generals, Li Jixun and He Jijun. After a fierce battle, Wang Yanfu, the governor of Wuzhou, Khitan, was captured alive. He beheaded more than a thousand people, captured 600 war horses, and captured 300 Han soldiers from the north.
, one hundred and sixty Khitan soldiers.
Zhao Guan's family was overjoyed when they heard this, and they were full of ambition for a while. They were thinking about whether to let Cheng De take the lead. Yang Hao postponed the relocation of the people until he forcibly captured the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, before he summoned his ministers to discuss a countermeasure, suddenly a scout horse galloped away.
To report, Khitan people suddenly appeared in the mountain path a hundred miles away, and more than a thousand cavalry in the vanguard were rushing towards here. How many enemies there are is still being discovered.
Zhao Kuangyin was shocked when he heard this, and immediately mobilized the three armies, leaving the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty and setting up a battle formation to the north. Zhao Kuangyin was calm on the face, but secretly shocked in his heart: "Where on earth did these Khitan troops come from? It's Tongtian River, Chaoyunling
Is there any big change in the direction, or does the Khitan have another secret way? In any case, if the Khitan breaks through the dangerous pass and fights in front of them, the heavy troops deployed in the front will be useless. The Khitan and Northern Han troops will join forces.
Finally, it would be impossible for him to retreat calmly.
Zhao Kuangyin sent people to notify Cheng Dexuan that no matter how many people had been collected, they should quickly return to the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin sent people to notify Cheng Shixiong to lead troops to return for reinforcements. As for the line between Yunling and Tongtian River, he also sent people to understand the military situation.
They were ordered to make arrangements slowly and prepare to retreat. In order to fear that they would be in danger and fall into an ambush by the Khitans, Zhao Kuangyin granted them the right to make special arrangements by plane, and ordered them to choose their own roads, return by separate routes, and then meet up with them in the Pingcheng area.
At this time, the Khitan cavalry climbed over the Five Monkey Mountains and came out of the Feihu Valley. They were slowly coming out of the secret passage. The vanguard of a thousand men had already rushed to the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty to inspect the situation. Six cavalry brigades of the front army had set up their positions outside the valley. The Chinese army
The guarding general was slowly coming out of the valley.
The leader of this Khitan army wears an indigo blue coiled-collared narrow-sleeved robe, a fine-scaled chainmail coat, a shiny heart-protecting mirror on his chest, and pure white silver fox fur on his pocket and collar.
A bunch of long pheasant feathers fluttered on her helmet, making her look like a crown of jade, with red lips and white teeth, and a very charming and enchanting look in her heroic hair. She was actually a young and handsome female general.
This young and beautiful female general is none other than Xiao Chuo and Xiao Yanyan, the Queen of the Northern Kingdom. She has bright eyes and white teeth, a hint of scarlet on her eyebrows, a sword under her ribs, a bow on her shoulder, and a vase of carved feathers on her back. Her beauty is charming, but she does not hide her heroic appearance at all.
On her left side, a tiger general was accompanying her. He was the man who had accompanied her to venture into Guangyuan to assassinate Cheng Shixiong. His Han name was Han Derang, and his Khitan name was Yelu Longyun. He was the powerful magistrate of the Khitan state and stayed in Nanjing.
On the right side of Queen Xiao, there is also a young and fierce general with bright eyes and heroic spirit. He is from the Khitan royal family. He has just been promoted to Da Tiyinsi, in charge of the political and religious affairs of the Khitan royal family and mediates internal disputes. He was originally a Khitan
Lang Jun. Lang Jun is Chinese, pronounced as "relic" or "shali" in Khitan language, which means warrior. It is the title of the Khitan nobles who have no official duties but are brave. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he has been entrusted with important positions.
This man devoted himself to serving the new emperor. His name was... Brother Yelvxiu.
Han Derang and Brother Yelu Xiu are not qualified to lead the army now. They are just the generals who obey Xiao Chuo's orders. The real commander of the army is in the six formations outside the valley. He is standing with his sword on his horse and the whole army is on standby. This person is
This is Yelu Talie, a veteran Khitan general and chief commander of troops and horses. He knows rewards and punishments well and is very popular with the army and the people. He is a famous Khitan general.
The Chinese army came out of the valley in good order and formed large formations outside the valley. Yelu Tarlie galloped to Xiao Chuo's side. Xiao Chuo asked: "Old General Tarlie, how is the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty now?"
Yelu Talie clasped his fists and said: "I am reporting to Empress Xiao that the Northern Han Dynasty fought hard to occupy the city. The Song army could not attack and diverted water to flood the city. Now that Wang Yang has just retreated, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty is still in the hands of the Liu family, but it is already in danger."
Xiao Chuo raised his willow eyebrows slightly, and scanned the military formation with his charming eyes, and asked casually: "The King of the South Courtyard, the King of the North Courtyard are attacking Yunling, the Prime Minister of the South Courtyard Yelusha, and the King of Ji Yelu are attacking the Tongtian River.
How's the situation going?"
Yelu Talie said again: "Queen Xiao, the King of the South Courtyard, and the King of the North Courtyard attacked Yunling and were slightly defeated. Yelusha and Yelu Dilie lost their way rashly and fell into an ambush in the Tongtian River. More than half of the armies were injured. However, both armies were defeated.
We have successfully contained Pan Mei and Li Jixun."
Xiao Chuo smiled slightly, just like a rose blooming, charming and charming: "Very good, don't ignore them, immediately send troops to capture the Northern Han Dynasty, and join forces with the Northern Han soldiers. If you capture the Song Emperor, no matter how big the sacrifice is, it will be a big sacrifice."
It’s worth it.”
"General, I obey!" Veteran general Yelu Talie threw away his gray beard, returned to the main formation on horseback, raised the flag, raised the desolate and exciting horn, and groups of Khitan troops began to move forward slowly.
Trampled by iron hooves, groups of cavalry moved forward slowly at first, then galloped lightly after getting far away from the rear group, like a moving steel jungle, with swords and guns at the same time, no one yelled, no horses neighed, and a rush arose in the solemn atmosphere.
Xiao’s murderous intent...
In the Song camp, the generals were giving hard advice to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Khitan general this time is Yelu Talie, the general manager of Khitan troops and horses. He is a man of scheming and experienced soldiers. Now General Pan and General Li are entangled by the Khitan people and unable to return reinforcements for a while. The Khitan people march in and fight.
The target of the idea of going straight to the heart is the Holy One, and the Holy One should withdraw his troops as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, our goal when heading north this time is the Northern Han Dynasty, not the Khitan. Neither the weapons nor the deployment are suitable for fighting large groups of cavalry. We should make a decisive decision and retreat immediately."
"Your Majesty, if you leave the green hills here, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood..."
"Your Majesty, if you retreat at this time, you can still make arrangements calmly. If the Khitans arrange their formation and use cavalry to cut off our army's retreat, then the only way to retreat will be through difficult paths through river valleys and mountains.
All the food, fodder and weapons will be left here, unable to be taken back..."
"Your Majesty..."
"Don't say anything." Zhao Kuangyin was walking quickly in the tent, suddenly stopped, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to make a desperate move, but I can't retreat now. We must contain the Khitan people here, and make Pan Mei and Li Jixun
The Lu army was able to escape. At the same time, we have to fight a few more battles here to give Cheng Dexuan and Yang Hao time to move the people of the Northern Han Dynasty to our territory of the Song Dynasty. For the sake of Pan Mei and Li Jixun's two armies, I
I have to stay. For the tens of thousands of Northern Han people, I... also have to stay."
He exhaled slowly and said calmly: "Once the enemy force becomes strong, our army will cross the mountains and return south along the river valleys and roads. No matter how brave the Khitan cavalry are, they will have no use in such a place. As for food and grass
ordnance……"
Zhao Kuangyin smiled lightly and said: "Even if we leave it all to them, how long can we feed them? In my heart, ten thousand households are worth more than one million grains!"
When the generals heard the emperor's decisive words, they couldn't help but look at each other in disbelief. Two civil servants on the side had already rushed forward and praised: "Your Majesty puts the people first and is truly a benevolent ruler..."
The Khitans came so fast, almost no slower than the Song army's scouting horses. Zhao Kuangyin had just withdrawn his army from the North Han City and set up a defensive formation according to the terrain. The Khitan forward cavalry arrived at the North Han City. They beat drums and beat
number to deliver news to the city.
The Emperor Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Dynasty, who was eager to see through the city, had already stood in the palace tower and had a clear view. When he saw the Khitan soldiers arriving, he danced with joy and almost fell down from the upstairs.
He hurriedly ran to the main hall and ordered his guards, Yuhou Liu Jiye and Feng Jinke, to lead the army out of the city and lead the Khitan cavalry to attack and send off the army. He also ordered the privy envoy Ma Feng to quickly clean the grain bags and collect the treasury foundation in order to prepare to honor the Khitan general and reward the Khitan cavalry.
Then he ran back to the harem, washed himself, trimmed his beard, and prepared to beat the gongs and drums himself and lead the concubines who danced the Yangko to greet the Khitan Liberation Army.
Zhao Kuangyin set up his position and quietly waited for the arrival of the Khitan cavalry. He knew that this would be a tough battle. Taking advantage of the Khitan civil strife to send troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty was a risky move. If the Khitan people were entangled in the civil strife and refused to send troops to fight back,
Well, once the troops are launched, they will temporarily put aside their internal conflicts and unite with the outside world. At this time, for Northern Emperor Yelvxian, he must seek victory at all costs.
Now that the Khitan people have broken through the dangerous pass and are in front of them, the situation that was originally beneficial to them has suddenly turned into a disadvantage. The two armies are tied up, and the soldiers and horses in their hands have traveled a long way. After more than a month of hard fighting, the veterans of the division are tired, and the successors
Weak, he knew that the wisest way at this time was to withdraw his troops, and withdraw his troops immediately, without hesitation.
But he must fight a few more battles. Even if these battles are defeated, as long as the two armies that are now deep behind enemy lines have time to retreat and Cheng Dexuan and Yang Hao have time to immigrate, then from a strategic point of view
Said, he also won.
However, at this time, he still did not fully understand the determination of the Khitan people to go south to support and the total strength of the troops sent. He did not know that the enemy against him was not only the general manager of the Khitan soldiers and horses, but also the one who was going to fight here.
One emperor and one queen, the emperor of the Song Dynasty and the queen of the Khitan.
After receiving the news from the army, Cheng Dexuan and Yang Hao were shocked. They did not expect the Khitans to come so quickly. Fortunately, they searched for the Northern Han people as the pioneer soldiers to a distance, and then searched all the way back, so as to avoid
The soldiers were wasting time going back and forth on the road, and the people on the farthest route were also heading back, so they didn't need to wait too long.
The two men immediately got ready, loading all kinds of animal-drawn carts, large and small, and rickshaws with old people, weak women, children, and food. They tied the carts firmly and made preparations for a long march. When the flying cavalry rushed to summon all the people,
When all the soldiers came back, they hurriedly embarked on the journey back to the Song Dynasty with more than 10,000 households and more than 50,000 people who had been collected...