Because they were walking in the territory of the Liao Kingdom, wherever the army went, chickens and dogs jumped over the wall. No matter it was a Liao people's farm or a Liao people's pasture, after the army passed by, it was inevitable that it would wither away and there would be no wanton killings.
In addition, anything that was edible or usable was used by the army as war supplies. Except for the fact that there were no women in the back of the car, Yun Zheng did almost all the bad things that the Liao army could do in the Song Dynasty.
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The autumn harvest crops on the plains were burning, and countless towns were turned into piles of rubble. The frightened Liao people ran around in the wilderness, shouting, and then rushed toward the large cities of the Liao Kingdom desperately. Before the army reached the war zone, they had already been killed.
The Liao Kingdom created a huge wave of refugees.
Tiger led the outpost troops to purposefully drive these refugees to larger military cities such as Yuzhou, Yizhou, Lingqiu, Feihu, Zhuozhou, and Fanyang. Everyone was shocked. In addition, the news of Xiao Huoer's defeat at Yanmen Pass came.
The horrified Liao nobles delivered the document requesting rescue to the desk of the new Nanyuan King Yelu Xin like snowflakes.
The Hunyuan River and Juma River areas were famous grain-producing areas of the Liao Kingdom. Such a devastating blow was an unacceptable loss for the Liao Kingdom, and the government and the public were shocked for a time.
After Di Qing, who had just come down from the front line in Suicheng, heard the news, he laughed three times and returned directly to Suicheng. Since Yunzheng was there to pack up the lone army and go deep into the Yeluhua Pagoda in the Song Dynasty, there was no need for him to go again.
The losses caused by the more than 10,000 Liao troops were limited. What's more, under the obstruction of countless military strongholds in the Song Dynasty, Yelvhua Tower's soldiers were already exhausted and there should be no way to threaten the troops in Zhaozhou.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Li Chang looked at the mountains of food and lamented from early morning to evening. Seeing that the sun was about to set, there was still no news from the Song Dynasty officials who had promised to deliver food.
The scout reported that there was no trace of anyone within fifty miles, so Li Chang had no choice but to grit his teeth and order all the food to be burned. Yunzheng only gave him one day. The army was fighting in the enemy's territory. Only by constantly moving could the enemy be defeated.
I can't find a clue, at least for a short period of time, I have nothing to do with my army.
As long as the light materials that will not affect the march can be taken away, they will be taken away, and those that cannot be taken away will be completely burned. At this time, as long as the strength of the Liao State is weakened by one point, the strength of the Song Dynasty will increase by two points.
He took the enemy's strategy to its extreme.
Before entering the Hunyuan River Basin, Yun Zheng demanded that all his troops should be cavalry. The elite cavalry troops could even have one person and two horses, and the infantry were now straddling the backs of the horses. In this way, the entire army
The marching speed accelerated at least five times.
There are six eagles circling overhead, and there is no obstruction on the great plain. The role of the falcon in monitoring the battlefield is brought into full play. It is because of the existence of the falcon that Yun Zheng dares to boldly divide his 20,000 people into one.
A small team of one passed through the gaps between the Liao army and continued to destroy the foundation of Liao's rule in the Yanyun area.
The furious Yelu Hongji personally led the Pishi army from Yizhou to destroy Yunzheng. Just when he and the army of Nanyuan King Yeluxin were about to form an encirclement, Yunzheng's army disappeared without a trace.
There was no trace, and all that was left to the Liao people were ruins and huge fires.
Yelu Hongji grabbed a handful of burnt wheat from the ground and closed his eyes in pain. Yunzheng caused appalling losses to Daliao in just half a month.
The Liao Kingdom has a huge territory, but most of the areas are bitter cold places. Only the land of Yanyun has large areas of farmland that can be cultivated. They provide precious food for the Liao Kingdom. Because of this, the Liao Kingdom is unwilling to pay attention to the Song Dynasty.
The country has repeatedly proposed to redeem Yan Yun.
The north has been getting colder and colder in recent years. The Yuyuerhai Sea has been completely frozen ten years ago. In the memory of some old people, twenty years ago, only 30% of the Yuyuerhai Sea was frozen, and the barbarians there only needed to come to the ice.
At the very front, you can pick up huge fish with a branch. Now, this good thing has ended with the complete freeze of the fishing sea. It is no longer suitable for human survival there.
The biggest reason why Daliao has had constant wars in the north in recent years is because the barbarians are moving southward, and the Shiwei people and the East China Sea Jurchens are also moving southward.
In particular, Meili's headquarters was recruiting barbarians unscrupulously, and their power was rapidly expanding. The Northern Recruitment Division had been fighting hard in the north for years, which greatly depleted Daliao's strength.
The defeat of Xiao Huo'er on the Xijing Road finally woke Yelu Hongji out of his rage. When he looked up again, he found that the current Liao country was in danger.
After Xiao Huoer's defeat, the treacherous Xixia Kingdom hurriedly signed a truce with Fu Bi in Hexi. The Black Mountain Weifu Army actually crossed the border and defeated the Bai Dadan tribe of the Liao Kingdom in just three days.
The Simu Division and the Dali Bottom Allied Forces have crossed the Black River and are approaching the Yinshan Mountains. This is the pasture with the richest water and grass in the Liao Kingdom. Once Chilechuan is lost, the Liao Kingdom will completely turn into barbarians.
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun cannot be lost, and Chilechuan cannot be lost even more...
Yelu Hongji had never felt so tired before. He looked at the Khitan nobles below and said slowly: "Xijing was defeated, the Xixia people betrayed their faith, and the Jurchens of the East China Sea are also seeking to re-establish the Bohai Kingdom. Now, our army
The war with the Song people is in a stalemate, and it is difficult to tell the winner for a while. There are strong enemies everywhere. Our country, Liao, is in danger. Dear friends, do you have a way to break the situation?"
Yelu Xin, the king of the South Academy, reported: "Yun Zheng is the one who messed up the situation in Daliao. As long as we can bite this person and defeat him, all the problems will be solved. What's more, our fierce general Yelu Hua Pagoda has already been attacked."
Three hundred miles into the territory of the Song Dynasty, yesterday's army reported that Dingzhou City will be conquered in three days. Your Majesty might as well give him some more time. As long as Yelvhua Tower captures Dingzhou, we will be inserting an intervention in the territory of the Song Dynasty.
This is a nail in the coffin. As long as the follow-up army can catch up with General Huata, we can use Dingzhou City to exert pressure on the Song Dynasty and force the Song people to recognize the Chanyuan Alliance again.
After that, we will return to the army to teach the rebellious Xixia people a lesson, and then exterminate those barbarians one by one. After we recuperate and recuperate, we will demand back the blood debt of Yanmen Pass from the Song people!"
Yelu Hongji said: "What Ai Qing said is reasonable, but Yunzheng disappeared near Lingqiu and our scouts could not find him. How can we capture this ferocious jackal? We don't have much time. Once he is in his
Too much time has been spent on me, and Huata Aiqing going deep into the territory of Song Dynasty alone is full of dangers. I am worried that something will happen if it is too late."
Xiao Ke, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the circumference of Lingqiu is only a hundred miles. There are only a few hills. There are no high mountains and great swamps. As long as we give the humble minister three thousand scouts, we will surely defeat this evil thief."
There is nowhere to escape.”
The veteran general of the Liao Kingdom, Zhe Shumi, suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, I thought that Yunzheng had left the land of Lingqiu. It would be good if Major General Wei Yunzheng of Yanmen Pass went to battle with 20,000 people. This time he is in our territory of Daliao."
The purpose of burning, killing and looting is to delay our army and lead us by the nose in circles in Lingqiu.
Since Yun Zheng is a so-called famous general in the Song Dynasty, he should know that when our army arrives, it will be the day of his downfall, so how can he be willing to stay in Lingqiu and commit suicide.
Wei Chen heard that the monarch of the Song Dynasty rarely visited the battlefield in person. Now he is stationing troops in Zhaozhou, which is only more than three hundred miles away from Dingzhou. An emperor who has never been on the battlefield is leading the troops to fight. Hahaha, this is suicidal.
Zhao Zhen may not understand the truth behind this. People like Di Qing, Yun Zheng, Pang Ji, and Han Qi are all considered temporary talents. There is no reason why they would not understand the dangers involved.
Di Qing's personal guards were fighting fiercely with Lao Chen at Baigou Station in Xiongzhou. The two sides attacked and defended each other. However, Baigou Station could not hold out these days. The powerful Song army disappeared overnight. The veteran thought that the
The army must be protecting their king Zhao Zhen.
In addition, since Yun Zheng has defeated Xiao Huo'er, Guo Hengchuan and others, why doesn't he go on to conquer Xijing? Only tens of thousands of people from Yelu Dagu are holding on to Xijing now, and I heard that only Wucheng is left in Shenwu City.
Gudu led his own soldiers to defend Xijing. If Yun Zheng wanted to pass through Xijing, this was the time. Shenwu City could be conquered in one go. Yelu Dagu's defeated troops were unable to defend Xijing, and there was nothing at his fingertips.
Why did he want to give up his military exploits to the Xixia people?
The old minister thought that there was only one possibility, and that was the purpose of Yun Zheng's visit this time. It was the more than 10,000 people from Yelu Hua Pagoda. General Hua Pagoda established the Jingguan in Tang County, which touched the sadness of the Song people, and Yun Zheng
How can a proud and arrogant person like Zheng not think about the shame of first blood?"
Yelu Hongji was taken aback and immediately issued an edict: "Come here, tell me my order, and order Yelu Huata to withdraw immediately, abandon Dingzhou City, and stick to Tang County!"
When the Liao army was searching for Yunzheng in Lingqiu, his 20,000 troops had quietly entered Pingxing Ridge at the junction of Lingqiu and Fanzhi.
Standing on the Pingxing Ridge, Yunzheng was filled with emotions. At this time, there was no shadow of Pingxing Pass, only a mountain that was not too high. If you want Pingxing Pass, you should wait until the Ming Dynasty appeared.
To the north of Pingxingling is Mount Heng, which stands as high as a screen. To the south is Mount Wutai, which towers majestically. Between these two mountains is a not-so-wide graben-like lowland. Pingxingling is the uplifted part of this belt-shaped lowland, so the situation is very complicated.
Dangerous.
Since Hengshan and Wutai are both fault-block mountains, which are very steep and block traffic from the north to the south, this strip of lowland has become the most convenient channel connecting the northern part of the Hebei Plain with Shanxi.
However, this road has not been developed yet. Only a few private salt dealers and bandits who dominate the mountains know that such a road exists.
Li Chang rode beside Yun Zheng, constantly looking up at the dangerous terrain on both sides. He couldn't figure out how Yun Zheng knew that there was such a road here, and how he was so certain about it.
The road must be able to allow 20,000 cavalry to pass through smoothly.
I wanted to ask, but found that Yun Zheng was thinking about the ancient times, so he kept his mouth shut and classified this ability as an instinct of a super general. (To be continued)