Yun Zheng could imagine what an army of 300,000 people looked like. He was not so narcissistic that he thought he could challenge Liao's army of 300,000 people with only 30,000 people, so his army began to return reinforcements, looking forward to Xiao Huo'er's victory.
A large army came to attack Yanmen Pass. Yun Zheng would be very happy if he could use the favorable terrain to consume the effective forces of the Liao Kingdom.
Shenwu City is an isolated city, and the seven or seventy-eight that are still destroyed by his own army have no value in standing in front of the 300,000 Liao army. So Yun Zheng led the army and ran back to Yanmen Pass, and Shenwu City had no choice but to
Throw it away.
Lu Qingchen lay on the carriage and returned to Kelan Prefecture. It is said that his angry yells and curses echoed in the valley for a long time...
It was as if the war had never happened. Xiao Huoer also calmed down after regaining Shenwu City, and confronted Yun Zheng across a wasteland.
However, this kind of silence did not last for a few days. Liao scouts kept discovering the traces of Lin Ya and Guo Ruhai who had been ordered to do so. As long as this guy saw the capital army from Han, he would go out of his way to persuade them to surrender. Sometimes he would even
Tearfully telling how the Han people under the rule of the Liao people were inferior to horses.
Some captured Liao Han people were released after Guo Ruhai's persuasion. These people told Guo Hengchuan in unison that his son Guo Ruhai had officially surrendered to the Song Dynasty.
At first, when those Liao people said that Guo Ruhai had surrendered, neither Xiao Huoer nor Guo Hengchuan believed it. A fierce general who fought bloody battles for the Liao could not abandon his country and ethnic group so easily. Guo Hengchuan
I even definitely think that this is Yun Zheng's plan to alienate each other. This is not a very clever tactic on the battlefield.
Xiao Huoer also beheaded some gossiping Liao people to appease Guo Hengchuan's anger. The reason why he relied so heavily on the Guo family must start with the military system of the Liao Kingdom.
The army of the Liao Kingdom mainly consisted of four parts: the palace army, the tribal army, the Jingzhou army, and the national army.
The Gongzhang Army, also known as the Pishi Army, was the forbidden army of the Liao Emperor and the bodyguard army that served the emperor. It was divided into the Imperial Guard Army and the Palace Guard Cavalry Army. The former mainly fought with the emperor, while the latter mainly guarded the palace.
The prince and the leaders of each tribe have their own territories and armies, called tribal armies, and the princes and ministers of Liao. They organize the country like a family. When there is a war, they often set up private armor to serve the royal family. The number can be more than a thousand, or as few as hundreds.
Cavalry. That is, when encountering war, the princes and ministers of the Liao Kingdom used their own personal guards to obey the royal family's command. When the war was tense, they usually dispatched 000 to 5000 armored cavalry according to their capabilities to obey the royal family's dispatch, while the rest of the troops stayed behind.
The local area is to defend the base. The Liao tribal armies are divided into Beifu and Nanfu, guarding the four sides and guarding the capital. Among them, there are 1 troops in Beifu and 15 troops in Nanfu.
The troops used by King Yelu Chongyuan of Qin to rebel came from his tribal army. Now Emperor Yelu Hongji of Liao is strictly controlling the number of tribal armies in order to achieve the purpose of strengthening the weak branches.
Guo Hengchuan's subordinates are the Jingzhou Army. Each of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom has a township army. The five provinces township soldiers are called Jingzhou Army. It is a local military armed force whose main responsibility is local security; but in case of war, it also obeys the call.
, and entered the capital to defend the capital. Most of the Jingzhou soldiers were young men who had transferred from the Han Dynasty, and their strength was considerable. There were more than 1 million Jingzhou soldiers.
As for the vassal army, it did not have much presence in the military order of the Liao State, because the Liao State did not allow the vassal state to have too many troops. The armies that the vassal state could have were basically the tribal armies owned by their respective clan leaders.
Xiao Huo'er must give Guo Hengchuan this face, because Datong Prefecture in Xijing governs 7 counties, 17 armies, prefectures, prefectures, and cities, and has more than 320,000 Jingzhou soldiers, which means that about 80% of Xiao Huo'er's army
All the people are subordinates of Guo Hengchuan.
This is the real strong branch and weak trunk!
Since the founding of the Liao Kingdom, except for Yang Yanzhao who sent troops to Yanmen Pass once, Yanmen Pass has always been the main battlefield of the Liao Kingdom. As long as it maintains strong oppression on the Yanmen Pass defenders, it is enough. For the Liao Kingdom, Hebei is life and death.
The key is to create this strange military equipment of Datong Mansion in Xijing.
After another round of Liao people saw Guo Ruhai massacre the Liao people, Xiao Huoer had to seriously consider the possibility of Guo Ruhai's rebellion in the face of the tearful Liao tribes.
Seeing Xiao Huo'er looking towards him, Guo Hengchuan shook his head with difficulty and said: "It is impossible for Quanzi to rebel. He would rather die than rebel. Putting aside the relationship between monarch and minister, Daliao still has his father, brother, wife and children.
Even if it is for them, Quanzi will not betray him."
Wu Gudu, the city lord of the Yaonian Jiuzhang Clan who escaped and returned, sneered: "Your son won't betray? Just look at what happened to me. If I hadn't seen the opportunity and left, my head would have been taken by Yun Zheng."
Here’s the drinking vessel.”
Guo Hengchuan's second son Guo Rushan said angrily: "It's obviously you who abandoned the city and fled, how can you put the blame on my elder brother?"
Guo Hengchuan stopped his irritable second son, and said to Xiao Huo'er: "Fake things can't be true, and real things can't be fake. I'll just wait until I personally lead the troops to the wilderness to see."
Wu Gudu suddenly stood up and pointed at Guo Hengchuan and said: "Do you want to leave with the army? If you want to see your son, then take your soldiers there. You are not allowed to touch the Liao army!"
Guo Hengchuan glanced at Wu Gudu coldly and said: "I will just bring five hundred soldiers, there is no need to use a large army!"
Xiao Huo'er stood up and comforted Guo Hengchuan and said: "Old general, go ahead and bring more soldiers and horses for safety. I think there is something fishy about this matter. The Guo family's loyalty to the Liao Dynasty cannot be shown every day. How can it be just a mere matter?"
What Guo Ruhai's alienation plan can destroy, even if Guo Ruhai is really greedy for life and surrenders to the Song Dynasty, it is just his own fault, and the reputation of the old general is intact."
Guo Hengchuan sighed and said: "It is often said in ancient books that three people can become tigers. Dogs like the sea have the strongest temperament. They serve their father with the utmost filial piety and sincerity. They will definitely not do such things that endanger the family, parents, wives and children. If he really
If the traitor surrenders, I will definitely tie my arms and ask the commander to punish me. Tomorrow, I will take five hundred personal guards to the wilderness to investigate in person, and we will be able to tell the truth at that time."
After saying these words, Guo Hengchuan looked at Wu Gudu and said: "If my son had never rebelled against the enemy, I would like to explain why Shenwu City fell so easily! How could the entire city be massacred under Yunzheng's order?
, at that time, even if the lawsuit is brought before His Majesty, I still want a clear answer!"
Wu Gudu was not afraid of Guo Hengchuan, and sneered: "The people who go to the wasteland to investigate had better be from our tribe, otherwise you would kill people and silence them in the wasteland, who would know? Others are very confident about you, but I am worried."
Guo Hengchuan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "That's right, I'll be waiting for you tomorrow morning!"
After saying these words, he bowed his hands to Xiao Huo'er and went straight to his military camp. His subordinates also dispersed. In a short time, most of Xiao Huo'er's tent was freed up.
Wu Gu Du smiled and said: "Commander, it's better to prepare early. There are my men among the scouts, and they are very familiar with Guo Ruhai. I have asked again and again, and there is no doubt that it is Guo Ruhai.
Look at the current commander's account. You, the commander, have lost more than half of your men before you can give the order to retreat. This means that the power you can control, commander, is much less than that of Guo Hengchuan. I am planning to leave now.
Go back to Zhongjing and ask the clan leader for advice. As for Xijing, I will give the commander-in-chief more time to worry about."
Xiao Huoer frowned and said: "This is not appropriate. You are from the Yaonan Jiuzhang royal family. It is unbecoming to meet a veteran general who is loyal to the country. At this moment, Shenwu City has been destroyed, and you are the city lord.
It is your duty to rebuild Shenwu City. I think if you go to Zhongjing like this, the clan will not give you good luck. We should resolve the matter on Xijing Road on Xijing Road, otherwise no one will be able to afford it."
Wu Gudu was just bluffing. Seeing Xiao Huo'er say this, he just sighed and said goodbye and returned to his camp. His whole family died in Shenwu City, and there was still some depression in his chest, which made him even more depressed.
If Guo Ruhai cannot become the scapegoat, his own wealth and glory will come to an end. When he thinks of the clan leader's livid old face, Wu Gudu will never want to return to Zhongjing again.
In the middle of the moon, a sneaky figure flashed out of his tent, skillfully avoiding the patrolling guards, and arrived outside Guo Hengchuan's tent in a short time.
He gently clapped his hands, and two strong men hiding in the dark came out. They looked at the visitor and said coldly: "Guo Yuan, what's the reason for you coming to the general's tent in the middle of the night?"
Guo Yuan lowered his voice and said: "I met the eldest son, and he asked me to bring back a letter to the old general."
The two strong men were startled and quickly dragged Guo Yuan into the tent. At this time, Guo Hengchuan had not yet settled down to sleep. He was sitting in front of the oil lamp and stared blankly at the jade Ruyi in front of him. This was personally gifted to the Guo family by the Liao Emperor.
It is a treasure that I wear on my body all the time. The jade Ruyi is not big, but it is crystal clear. The color of the jade is extremely warm, and the noble orange color shows its extraordinary origin.
"The emperor's kindness is like a mountain, and the Guo family will never abandon it!" Guo Hengchuan said to himself firmly.
A soldier came in and reported: "General, the captured Guo Yuan is back. He said he has a personal letter from the eldest son!"
Guo Hengchuan was startled when he heard this, waved his hand, and Guo Yuan was immediately taken into the tent. Guo Hengchuan did not ask where the letter was, but stared at Guo Yuan up and down until Guo Yuan was stunned.
He knelt down and said coldly: "Have you really seen the eldest son? Why didn't you say anything during the day?"
Guo Yuan cried and said: "This junior has really seen the eldest son. What he saw with his own eyes is absolutely false. Even the red mole behind his ear can be seen clearly. The eldest son just smiled bitterly when he saw me. It's not big."
I immediately sent someone to deliver a letter and then let me come back."
Guo Hengchuan's beard and hair were twitching with anger, and he said bitterly: "Where is that beast's letter?"
Guo Yuan quickly found the letter from his cotton-padded jacket and handed it to Guo Hengchuan.
Guo Hengchuan tore open the letter with trembling hands. He looked up and shouted, "No, I've been fooled!" (To be continued)