After hearing Haoting say these words, Liu Li's heart trembled suddenly!
He stepped forward, grabbed Haoting's hand and asked, "Why? What benefits did Liu Ling give him? How dare he betray the late emperor!"
Haoting shook his head and said: "Although I hate him too, Wei Chen cannot lie. The King of Han did not give Lang Qing any benefits. Wei Chen does not understand why Lang Qing did this!"
Liu Li weakly let go of Haoting's clothes, took a few steps back and sat slumped on the bed, saying: "You should retreat first, tomorrow afternoon... my safety depends on you. That person cannot be trusted, he arranged it
Assassin, I'm not worried."
"I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
Liu Li lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. It was not until late at night that he finally fell asleep with difficulty, but as soon as he fell asleep, he started to dream non-stop. He first dreamed that he was really captured by the Khitan when he left the palace the next day.
The assassin killed the man, and then Haoting and Lang Qing hugged their shoulders and smiled proudly. They also dreamed that his father was strangled to death by Liu Ling on the dragon bed, and his mother Su Jianli stood beside him coldly.
Looking at it, he also dreamed that after Liu Ling's victory, he led his army back to Jinzhou, and then sent people to capture him and roast him over the fire. The most frightening thing was that he dreamed that he broke into his mother's palace and saw Liu Ling.
Ling was having an affair with his mother, and the queen stabbed him through the heart with scissors in a rage.
Liu Li suddenly woke up from his dream, panting heavily and sweating profusely.
Zhaozhou twenty days ago
Liu Ling sent people to find the body of Liu Mao, Marquis of Huting, and sent the body back to his hometown, where he was granted the title of hereditary Duke. This was the first capable general Liu Ling lost since he started his army. The Battle of Zhaozhou was too tragic.
, there were more than 30,000 defenders, but less than 6,000 survived. More than half of them were seriously injured and disabled, which made people feel sad. Liu Ling sent people to bury all the fallen soldiers generously and paid three times the pension.
Then Liu Ling ordered the compilation of the Zhonghun Genealogy, recording the list of generals who died in every battle since going south, and the number of soldiers who died in each battle. A few years later, Liu Ling ordered the reconstruction of Lingyan Pavilion, and the Duke Liu Mao was the first
A person who has a statue hanging in Lingyan Pavilion.
Reinforcements arrived, and Li Yao Nayan's life and death were unknown. Tens of thousands of the defeated Khitan troops fled north. They joined the Khitan army that retreated from Cangzhou, and a total of more than 200,000 people returned to Youzhou. Liu Ling raised his tent in Zhaozhou and gathered all the armies.
A total of more than 600,000 people went north to besiege Youzhou!
This is the first time in many years that the armies of the Central Plains countries have besieged an important city in Daliao. Although Chai Rong, Emperor Shizong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, once led his army in the Northern Expedition, the furthest they reached was near Bazhou. This was the first time for the Han army since the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
For the first time, he gained the absolute upper hand in the war with the grassland people, which was of great significance enough to leave a strong mark in the history books. After Liyao Nayan was seriously injured, the person responsible for commanding the retreat of the Khitan army was Deputy General Purnu Han.
The army fought successively and successfully, and after Purnu retreated steadily, he finally joined Yeluji's army, and this way he did not end up with the entire army annihilated.
The Han army besieged Youzhou City, and the Liao Emperor Yelu Xiongji was furious!
In the main hall, he broke his favorite jade cup, and then ordered to mobilize 200,000 troops from the Imperial Palace, and ordered Yelu Deguang, who stayed in Datong, Xijing, to mobilize 150,000 troops. Both armies sent out to rescue Youzhou! It is worth mentioning.
Fortunately, Tiemu Qiuge, who successfully defeated 10,000 opponents with 3,000 cavalry, did not go south with the army. Yelu Xiongji appointed him as the general of the Golden Account to protect the safety of the Golden Account. This is quite puzzling.
The ability he has shown is not an exaggeration even if he is allowed to serve as a vanguard. I don’t know why Ye Luxiong took the opportunity to keep him in Shangjing.
And subsequent facts proved that Yelu Xiongji made another wise decision.
Judging from the reward that Yelv Xiongji gave Tiemu Qiuge, Yelv Xiongji valued him. The general of the golden tent guarded the safety of the golden tent. In a sense, Tiemu Qiuge and his cavalry had become
Yelv Xiongji's personal soldiers. In Daliao, if the name of an army is preceded by the word "Golden Accountant", it is considered that its status has been infinitely improved. Only those whom Yelv Xiongji trusts, and the army he trusts, can
will be awarded the title of Golden Account.
For example, although the Golden Horde Guards have no actual official positions, once these guards leave for Beijing, they will represent His Majesty the Emperor of Liao Dynasty. Even the generals guarding one side will not dare to offend the majesty of the Golden Horde Guards. Just like the Golden Horde Guards that time
When he went to Youzhou to take Xiao Luan away, Yeluji, as the prince, could not stop him and did not dare to stop the Golden Tent guards from arresting people. Moreover, facing those Golden Tent guards who had no rank at all, he had to speak politely.
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But although Tiemu Qiuge has the title of a Golden Horde General, he is not actually Yelv Xiongji’s imperial guard. The 50,000 Golden Horde Wolf Cavalry are Yelv Xiongji’s most trusted army. Tiemu Qiuge is
There is a huge difference between the Golden Horde General and the five Golden Horde Generals with an army of 50,000 people. Generals such as Liyao Nayan and Yelu Yanqi, who are known as the Five Tiger Generals of the Liao Dynasty, faced those five Golden Horde Generals.
There is nothing to be proud of.
But no matter what, Tiemu Qiuge has come infinitely close to the golden tent that symbolizes power and status.
200,000 troops went south to the imperial palace in a mighty manner. However, Yelu Deguang, who was far away in Datong, Xijing, did not act immediately after receiving the emperor's order. It was not that he deliberately delayed time to see his elder brother Yeluji's joke, but that
His men and horses have been scattered to harass the Han Dynasty. His four generals, Huo Xiao Linghu, Yelu Feiyang, Su Ge, and Tiada, are all leading their men and horses to fight the Han army. It will take him a certain amount of time to assemble the army.
In fact, the troops under his command have not fought with the Han army in this period of time. Although he dispersed more than half of the troops under his command, judging from the number of troops used, it cannot be said that he was very concerned about containing the troops of the Han army to respond to Yeluji.
Positive, but in the final analysis, it still comes down to the word containment. His troops would not fight to the death with the Han army without his orders.
This is very clever. First, it will not cause too much loss to the men under his command. Second, it will not be used by his eldest brother Yeluji to complain in front of his father. Third, he must make a gesture to show his father
look.
All civil and military officials in the Liao Kingdom said that the eldest prince, His Royal Highness Yelu Ji, was good at strategizing and planning, and His Highness the second prince was good at military tactics and battle formations. However, Yelu Deguang had never thought much of his eldest brother Yelu Ji's little conspiracy that was not on the table.
In terms of scheming, he never thought Yeluji was better than him.
After receiving the order from Yelu Xiongji, Yelu Deguang wrote to Yelu Xiongji suggesting that he lead the Xijing army to attack Daizhou of the Han Kingdom. The art of war contained a clever plan for encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, and it is very suitable to apply it now. As long as Daizhou is defeated,
The Khitan cavalry can drive straight into Taiyuan. Once Taiyuan is in crisis, the Han army who is fighting the Dangxiang people in Lanzhou will be trapped in a situation where Liu Ling cannot help him!
But for some unknown reason, Yelu Xiongji rejected his suggestion. Instead, he issued a strict order to mobilize his army to march eastward within a time limit and fight the Han army in Youzhou.
Although Yelu Deguang was dissatisfied with his father's decision, he still had to act according to the order. However, Yelu Deguang left his first battle general Huo Xiaolinghu behind and ordered him to lead an army of 60,000 to continue to attack the Han Dynasty.
This time, the order he gave to Huo Xiaolinghu was not perfunctory, but that Daizhou must be captured, thereby threatening the retreat of the Han army led by Wang Banjin!
He also left Tiago and his army to guard Xijing to prevent the party members from taking advantage of the situation.
Facts have proved that his decision was extremely correct. Just because Yelu Xiongji and he both made a correct decision, the Liao Kingdom was able to survive the crisis with difficulty. And it was also because of his
Wise decision, soon after he completely replaced Yelu Ji as the crown prince of Daliao. Perhaps Yelu Deguang did not think at the time that a temporary decision he made would change his destiny. Just like Han Zhigu, the Han minister under Yelu Ji
As said, Yelu Xiongji actually never thought about Yi Chu before. He promoted Yelu Deguang, firstly because he admired the second son who was most like him, and secondly, to stimulate Yeluji to continue to grow. Just because of Yelu Deguang
He was extremely unsatisfied and lost consecutive battles, because Yelu Deguang unintentionally saved a crisis in Daliao, so Yelu Deguang got his wish and became the prince inexplicably.
The war in the north is about to break out. Compared with this huge game of chess, the current situation in Youzhou seems a bit stingy.
There are more than 600,000 troops, of which the Han army accounts for 500,000. Liu Ling is a veritable commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. The other 100,000 troops are the rebels who gathered in Cangzhou before, including soldiers from various prefectures, counties, and counties.
Green forest righteous men, even water thieves, lone thieves, and private soldiers of some wealthy families. These hundreds of thousands of people are called the Cangzhou Army. Because the Zhou Dynasty is now dead in name only, and the culprit is the commander-in-chief Liu Ling, so it is impossible to be called the Zhou Army.
Army. The name Cangzhou Army is actually very good and cohesive. We are all brothers who have fought side by side in Cangzhou, a bond of sweat and blood. Moreover, the entire rebel army respects the commanding ability of Huben Protector Luo Xu.
Compared with the rebel army with chaotic flags, the Han army was much more regular.
Liu Ling divided the Han army into three groups. The left group had 100,000 troops, led by General Maoyuan. The right group had 100,000 troops, led by General Chen Yuanshan. Liu Ling himself led a center army of more than 300,000 people. The Han army camped
For dozens of miles, the chessboard is clear and the orders are neat. It looks majestic and vigorous like the sea.
The Cangzhou army formed its own army and besieged the east gate of Youzhou.
Chasing Yeluji's defeated troops, the Han army chased them all the way, and now they have besieged Youzhou for three days. In the past three days, various Han armies have been attacking the city continuously. If Liu Ling had not been determined to preserve the ancient city of Youzhou, the city would have been destroyed long ago.
It was blown into a mess. Even so, the blow the gunpowder trebuchets dealt to the Youzhou army defending the city was so severe that the Khitan people became distraught. Those huge flying gunpowder packets became a nightmare for the Khitan people.
Although the Han army's offensive was overwhelming, the Khitan people had occupied Youzhou for many years. The city was strong and powerful, the defenders were numerous, and the food and grass were abundant, so it was difficult to conquer it in a short period of time.
There are no less than 200,000 Khitan troops in Youzhou City to defend the city, so there will be no shortage of troops.
In this way, the two sides formed a stalemate.
The Khitan people are brave and good at fighting. Even after being besieged for several days, they have not just been unable to get out. Whenever the Han army comes to attack, the Khitan people will open the city gate and fight with the Han army for a while. The Khitan people are good at riding and shooting but not good at defending the city, so they shrink in
They couldn't stand being beaten passively on the city wall.
For three consecutive days, the two armies continued to fight, each suffering injuries.
Although Liu Ling's injuries had begun to improve under Minhui's care, the arrow penetrated deep into the body and almost injured his internal organs. Later, Liu Ling was injured and suffered a bloody battle and the wound burst, so his recovery was not very fast.
On the third day, the siege still did not achieve much results, so Liu Ling returned to the main tent from the front line.
Zhao Da followed him, and after Liu Ling sat down, he handed a secret letter to Liu Ling. Liu Ling opened the letter and read it, then showed a relieved smile. (To be continued)
