On the banks of the Yalu River, a group of remnants of defeated soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor and fled back while looking at the fortifications along the bank.
This group of people had slightly exaggerated expressions on their faces, and everyone was howling, obviously extremely frightened.
Behind them, a group of Jurchen Qingqi were chasing and harvesting them wantonly, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
Inside the fortification, Tuo Junjing, who had escaped long ago, was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and covered in blood. He gritted his teeth and hid behind the low wall, shouting: "Close the city gate quickly!"
His face was pale, and sweat was pouring from his forehead. Listening to the screams outside, every sound made him tremble with fear.
This Goryeo warrior prepared at the border for two months and did not dare to send troops. After learning that Wanyan Agu was defeated, he rushed out of the Yalu River in high spirits to beat the drowned dog.
As a result, before encountering Aguda's army, they were killed by the defenders of Tokyo Road. They abandoned their armor and fled back in a hurry.
Tuo Junjing, who was still in shock, completely ignored the thousands of soldiers outside and ordered the city gate to be closed tightly. He relied on the strong fortifications built by the Song people to block the Jurchen Tatars.
As for the Korean soldiers who stayed outside, they can only be blamed for running too slowly.
The soldiers in the fortifications did not wait for the order to come down, but already took matters into their own hands. The generals at the bottom ordered the suspension bridge to be cut off and the gate to be closed tightly.
There were currently a hundred or so Korean soldiers on the bridge, and they all fell into the Yalu River.
The remaining Koreans on the other side have the cold river in front of them and the ghostly Jurchen knights behind them. There is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.
I don’t know what the cry was. Some people chose to throw themselves into the river, while others knelt down and asked to surrender...
Under the low wall, a military doctor was tremblingly applying medicine to Tuo Junjing to stop the bleeding. Although this guy was timid, he was in excellent physical condition.
This little arrow wound could not kill him, so he bared his teeth and looked at the situation on the other side through the gap in the low wall.
"Hey! I didn't expect to be defeated so miserably, but we finally completed the order of Lord Chosun, otherwise Suga won't be able to spare us when he comes back."
The men nearby who had narrowly escaped death all complimented him: "The general has a great reputation!"
"It's all thanks to the general that we saved our lives."
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This small victory on the Tokyo Road was not noticed by the Jurchens. They had long understood the nature of these Goryeo neighbors.
When the Liao and Jin Dynasties were fighting for hegemony and the rear was empty, it was this group of Koreans who sent troops to sneak attack and occupy the nine Jurchen cities.
The so-called Nine Cities are actually tribes without city walls, and all the young and strong people have been transferred.
A Gu knocked his head back and almost killed Yin Guan's troops... If he hadn't rushed south to compete with the Song Dynasty for hegemony, he would have destroyed Goryeo long ago.
Nowadays, Aguda has no intention of teaching this neighbor a lesson. The Song people have refused the peace talks and the Jin Kingdom's invitation to surrender. It is already very obvious that they want to completely wipe out the Jurchens. If you are not careful next, it may be
The body dies and the race dies.
The three main forces of the Song Army advanced hand in hand, and cooperated with Song Jiang from behind to harass the Bohai Sea. It can be said that the last Jurchen territory was surrounded.
Yang Lin was so confident that he started to build the city. There was no possibility of a comeback in this battle. It just depends on when the Jurchen scourge will be completely eradicated.
It was probably just a matter of one or two battles. Yang Lin was not worried at all that the front line would collapse.
This is not an army that will collapse. Yang Lin's confidence comes from the culture and education that has lasted for five or six years.
In the army of the Song Dynasty, cultural instructors were like political commissars in later generations, instilling in the soldiers why they should fight every day.
Such an army is terrifying, because bravery and perseverance have become the mainstream ideas, instead of the mischievous habits of the Song army in the past.
In the Song Dynasty, only criminals were tattooed and sent to the frontier army, which was also called the army of thieves. Even some normal recruits had tattoos on their cheeks for fear that they would become deserters.
Who among normal people would want to be tattooed like a criminal?
Di Qing was such a brave general and reached the pinnacle of military generals. At a party, he was humiliated by Han Qi's concubine and was considered a thief. He could only dare to be angry and dare not speak out. He silently endured the ridicule of the civil servants at the table and even had to smile.
Today's soldiers have better pay and higher status, mainly because they have a sense of honor and shame. The morale of such a team will never be low.
With such an advantage, as long as the morale of the soldiers does not collapse, even if there is a small defeat, it will eventually be a great victory.
Youyan soldiers and horses fought all the way from Jinzhou to western Liaoning, crossed the Liao River, and Liaoyang Prefecture was right in front of them.
The Han and Liao people here were slaughtered by the Jurchens, and the remaining refugees fled to Youyan and were recruited by the then leader of Youyan, King Yelu Chun of Yan.
This is the origin of the Eighth Battalion of the Resentment Army. Unfortunately, they wanted to rebel and surrender to the Jurchens in Yingzhou, but Yelu Dashi made a fool of them, and they all died miserably.
The population of Liaoyang Prefecture is very sparse. It was not large to begin with, and more than half of it was killed by the Jurchen Tatars.
In these places, the terrain is flat, horses gallop on the northeastern plains, and there are few natural dangers, so it is still easy to march.
Han Shizhong's general, Hong Tianming, who was guarding the Pinglu area, camped on the west side of the Liao River and was about to cross the Liao River.
Changchun Prefecture, inside the city.
Yang Lin looked at the information sent by the courier, nodded and smiled: "We just arrived in Changchun Prefecture, and then went to Shenyang Prefecture. Good news comes frequently. Now we are only missing Changbai Mountain, Changbai Jurchen, which is the home base of Wanyan Department. It will definitely be in Luoxue.
Before, take this place, otherwise you have to fight the Tatars in the snow again."
"The soldiers have worked so hard and achieved great results. I am not one to begrudge rewards. I will pass on the order to reward the three armies."
Nowadays, the entire imperial court's finances are tilted towards Liaodong. Fang Qifu, who is fighting in the Dali area, relies on the tax revenue from the Dali Protectorate and Jiaozhi.
As for the Nanhai navy, they couldn't get money from the court, so they had to find their own way.
Fortunately, Qin Hui's operation in Yizhou Island was very impressive, which spread to the Southeast Asian islands, and there was no shortage of materials and manpower.
After Yang Lin gave the order, he stood up, looked at the marks on the sand table, and found the location of the Liaohe River.
This is a river that separates Liaoyang Prefecture. It is a smooth road across and we can finally border Korea.
Today's civilians and soldiers are all transported by sea, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
If the channel with Goryeo is opened, it will be very beneficial to the development of Liaodong.
Just as he was thinking happily, a soldier came in and whispered in Yang Lin's ear.
Yang Lin's face gradually turned from sunny to gloomy. He remained silent for a long time and cursed: "The mud can't hold up the wall. It's reached this point. The soldiers and horses sent with all the strength of the country can't even do anything to the guards of the local counties."
No."
"Is it still necessary for an army like this to exist?"
The people around looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. Yang Lin threw down the small wooden stick in his hand and said: "I gave the order to Yang Ziqian. When I attacked Liaoyang, he even held his sword and wanted his soldiers to appear in Liaoyang."
If they dare to act cowardly again, I will treat them as Gao Li’s accomplices of the Jin Kingdom and deal with them all!”