(Two chapters in one. On the last day of the month, check to see if there are any free monthly passes. Don’t waste it.)
Han Desui did not completely disbelieve his son's warning. He knew that although Han Zongchang was not particularly talented in leading an army, he was not so cowardly as to be defeated by a thousand soldiers and horses. The greater possibility was that,
The opponent was indeed powerful, and his sudden attack caught Zong Chang by surprise.
Han Desui also heard about what Han Zongchang said about the other party's possession of firearms. Regarding the usurpation of the throne in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Han Desui had already learned clearly through his detailed work in the Great Zhou Dynasty. That night, on the Great Street of the Capital City of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Han Desui
Naturally, the roar of the firearms could not be hidden from the ears of the craftsmen, nor could it be hidden from their investigations afterwards. The rumor that Yang Jun's two thousand cavalry were killed by firearms on Xingguo Temple Street had long been reported to the Liao court.
However, in response to the rumors of so-called firearms, the attitude of the people in Daliao was actually a bit disdainful. It was not that they had never seen firearms before, but the effect of firearms was very small, and they seemed not as powerful as the rumors. Everyone finally came to the conclusion that maybe it was indeed
There are firearms, but most of them are probably Yang Jun's excuse for failure, otherwise it will be difficult to conceal his incompetence. The role of firearms is probably only one out of ten.
Han Desui also saw it this way. The Liao Kingdom had always scorned the use of firearms. The Zhou Dynasty had firearms, and they had seen their so-called firearms during the friction in Bianzhen, but their power was simply ridiculous. A rocket did not even have manpower.
The arrows shot are powerful and have a long distance. To use a saying from Zhou Dynasty to describe it, it is "a silver-like pewter spear head, but useless." Therefore, Han Desui did not mention the firearms mentioned by Han Zongchang.
With that in mind, he was more worried about the information that Han Zongchang said that the other party had Lian Nu. The manufacturing of Lian Nu had always been a secret of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The only people who could equip the Great Zhou army with Lian Nu were the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou. These bastards
Since the enemies entering the city are armed with repeating crossbows, it means that they have sufficient pigtails. Moreover, among crossbows and bows, repeating crossbows are extremely powerful weapons. There is no doubt about this. Even the soldiers and horses of the Liao Dynasty
All of them are good at archery, and all of them are talented people who can shoot with a hundred steps, but they will definitely suffer when they shoot with a serial crossbow. This is the information that you need to pay attention to.
However, since the opponent had sharp weapons like repeating crossbows in their hands, if he wanted to eliminate them, he could not fall into the opponent's trap. He could not give the opponent a chance to shoot the repeating crossbow. Therefore, he decided to lead 6,000 cavalry troops to eliminate them. The cavalry's
Mobility allows one's own troops to quickly approach the opponent, taking advantage of the strength of the troops to engage in close combat. Even if the price is paid, as long as they can fight in close quarters, these more than a thousand opponents will definitely be eliminated.
Of course, Han Desui did not want to send more troops and horses to carry out a comprehensive encirclement and suppression, which would be much easier. But the problem is that the Zhou rebels are attacking the city, and the advantage of the number of troops must be guaranteed at the top of the city. The opponent has 30,000 troops to attack the city.
There must be at least 30,000 soldiers and horses at the top of the city to guarantee the defense of the city. If you deploy too many soldiers and horses, you will be focusing on one thing and losing another. There are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and the other three city gates each have 2,000 soldiers and horses.
There were more than 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the city to guard the key government offices and warehouses, so in fact, there were only just over 40,000 soldiers and horses guarding the city in Nancheng. Han Zongchang's 5,000 men had already lost their lives in vain, and the most he could do was to guard the city again.
He led five to six thousand men to clean up the mess. In fact, there were only 30,000 defenders at the top of the city, which was equal to the number of troops and horses attacking the city. Under this situation, no more troops and horses could be deployed to eliminate the enemies in the city.
Okay, you can't do things that ignore one thing and lose the other. After all, the more than a thousand enemies in the city are only a handful. Although they must be eliminated, the city cannot be breached because of a small loss.
Han Desui did not rashly send six thousand cavalry to Zhongjie. From his son's words, he also realized that the other party deliberately set up an ambush and waited for his own side to get into his pocket. The enemy was secretive and we were clear, and there would be no good results if he was ambushed by the other party.
So Han De divided the 6,000 cavalry into several groups, and at the same time sent out manpower to search for the enemy's location. His idea was that as soon as the enemy's location was discovered, several cavalry groups would be surrounded. It would be best to block them at an intersection.
, so that you can attack from several sides and completely annihilate it.
The news came quickly, and what made Han Desui furious was that the thousand enemy troops actually returned to the crossroads where the Prince's Mansion was located on Zhong Street, and openly besieged the Prince's Mansion, neither attacking nor leaving, as if they were waiting for him to lead his army.
Go ahead. Han De then sensed the contempt and arrogance of the other party from their actions. They actually wanted to repeat their old tricks. This was completely treating their own side as idiots, and they did not take themselves seriously at all.
In addition to being angry, Han Desui also thought with a sneer: These guys are looking for death themselves, and they stopped at the intersection. Isn't this the place where he wants them to stay the most? Their death has come.
Han Desui immediately ordered the cavalry to be divided into four teams, detour in four directions, and launch simultaneous charges from the four main streets of the southeast, northwest and northwest. Even if the opponent has an ambush, it is only in one direction. Other troops can take the opportunity to rush over and complete the encirclement.
.It has to be said that Han Desui's plan is very perfect. Maybe a certain group of cavalry will suffer heavy losses from an ambush, but other cavalry can take advantage of the situation to charge in. The other side will be surrounded by enemies on three sides and will inevitably be defeated.
The four cavalry units were quickly in place, and Han Desui gave the order to charge. Fireworks and bombs flew into the sky, and the four cavalry units simultaneously launched a charge and encirclement along the long street. Han Desui himself led 3,000 cavalry units in the east direction, and the other three units
There were 1,000 cavalrymen each. This was of course because he was the commander and had more troops and horses around him to avoid accidents. The cavalry charge led by Han Desui did not encounter any ambush or accident. They rushed to the east side of the intersection.
direction. At the same time, the cavalry teams from the north and south sides also rushed out from the street intersection. The three troops and horses converged at the intersection. However, what surprised Han Desui and others was that the intersection in front of them was empty and there was no sign of anything.
Shadows of enemy soldiers.
"What's going on? Is the information wrong?" Han Desui frowned and shouted.
"King Han, there can be no mistake. They were here just now, and it was so dark that I will see it with my own eyes." A captain in charge of the investigation hurriedly shouted.
Han Desui stared at the dark long street to the west in front of him and shouted in a deep voice:
"Why haven't the West Street cavalry arrived yet?"
Only then did everyone remember that the cavalry at the intersection to the west of the intersection had not arrived.
"Your Majesty, I just heard the roar of firearms and the sound of fighting in West Street. We are charging, and the sound of horse hooves is too noisy, so I can't hear it clearly. But the roar of firearms should not be wrong." Nan.
The leading generals of the flanking cavalry were busy reporting.
"The humble officer also heard it. It seems that there was indeed a roar just now. It should be a firearm. There must be a fight on the West Street." Another general also said hurriedly.
Han Desui was stunned and cursed angrily: "This gang of thieves dared to take the initiative to attack. It's really abominable. You guys, take advantage of the fighting and cut off their retreat. Kill them!"
The Liao cavalry received the order and immediately charged towards the west side street. The streets on the west side street were empty at first, and there was no abnormal situation. But when the cavalry rushed to the middle section, the scene in front of them suddenly shocked them.
. Countless corpses lay dead on the dim streets, scattered everywhere, with blood and flesh everywhere. Those were the corpses of Daliao cavalry. Some of them had crossbow arrows stuck on their bodies, some seemed to have been chopped to death by huge weapons, and some were killed.
It seemed that he had been killed by some terrifying weapon. His body was covered with bloody holes, and his flesh and blood were twisted and unbearable to look at.
The cavalrymen were terrified. On the long street that was sixty or seventy paces away, there were as many as eight or nine hundred corpses of men and horses lying on the ground. That was almost the entire number of soldiers and horses that had outflanked the West Street. Look at the fighting.
The location is not far from the entrance of West Street. In other words, when the Liao cavalry on the west side launched a charge, the opponent countercharged from the intersection, and in a short period of time, these thousand cavalry were almost wiped out.
They were all killed on the street. What kind of terrifying combat power it was, it makes people’s scalp numb just thinking about it.
Han Desui saw the situation in front of him, and his heart tightened. The opponent's fighting power exceeded his imagination. And the opponent's resourcefulness was obviously higher. They seemed to know their intentions and knew that they wanted to surround them on all sides and trap them in
The idea of encircling and killing at the crossroad. Therefore, they turned against the enemy and rushed to kill the cavalry on the west side first, but they succeeded. From this point of view, their strategy of dividing the troops and encircling them gave them an opportunity. These enemies are so cunning.
In fact, Han Desui didn't expect it.
Hande regretted and blamed himself, and decided to adjust his strategy immediately. Since the opponent had broken through West Street, they must have rushed out and turned to other streets. The encirclement plan had failed. But this did not mean that the action to eliminate them had failed. They went to
Retreating to the west city is exactly what I want. The roads in the west city are narrow, and only the main street leads to the west gate. Now I use the superior cavalry to press them to the west of the city. I can directly force the opponent to retreat to the vicinity of the city wall, and then the real encirclement can be completed.
They would never dare to provoke their own cavalry. The top priority was not to give them a chance to leave West Street and to find them quickly.
"Come on, they are in front. My sons, after clearing out this gang of thieves, I will give you a big reward. Behead one of the enemy's heads, and you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you kill three, you will be promoted to the rank of regular, and you will be rewarded with ten heads.
He was promoted to the rank of captain. He will never break his promise." Han De then shouted loudly.
The cavalry were shouting in unison and gearing up. Of course, some people were murmuring in their hearts. Han Zongchang's five thousand men were wiped out by this group of enemies before, and now they saw the corpses of the cavalry on the ground around them. They understood that they were afraid of the bounty.
If you don't have any chance of losing your life, it's better to be careful and save your life.
In any case, regardless of whether there is a reward or not, when the military order is issued, the cavalry must rush forward. The cavalry in the front group began to charge forward. But they only rushed less than a hundred steps away, and they immediately reined in their horses in horror. Because
The street ahead lit up in an instant. Hundreds of torches were lit instantly, and several bonfires were lit on both sides of the street. Hundreds of steps away, a group of cavalrymen holding torches stood on horseback on the street, holding a torch in one hand.
, holding a long knife in one hand, standing still like a statue.
"Are...are they those people? They actually...didn't escape?" the Liao cavalry thought in horror.
Han Desui rode up from the rear and saw the scene in front of him. He was horrified and angry in his heart. Various signs showed that the enemies on the other side were really bold and did not take him seriously at all. With their posture, could they be trying to fight with him?
A head-on confrontation is not possible? One thousand against five thousand cavalry? Are you crazy? There must be a scam!
Han Desui concluded that the purpose of their posture was to lure his troops to attack. There must be ambushes of their crossbowmen on the houses on both sides. They still wanted to use the same method to deal with Zong Chang to deal with themselves, which was simply wishful thinking.
"Send people to search the houses on both sides to prevent an ambush." Han De then ordered.
Dozens of cavalry from two small groups got into the houses on both sides and began to search forward. At this time, three war horses appeared in the opponent's formation. In the middle, a handsome young general sat on the five-flowered horse. He
Wearing black armor and a dark red cape, holding a long knife at his waist, he looked majestic.
"Is that the general from the Liao Kingdom leading the army at the front? Please come forward and speak." The young general raised his hands and shouted loudly.
Han Desui's face was cold, and the general on the side scolded: "Do these thieves still want to make a fuss? Your Excellency, please don't pay attention to them."
Han Desui sneered and said: "What do you know? This is the rule of the Zhou people. Before the two armies fight, they must talk to each other. It just so happens that I am quite interested in this group of people, so there is no harm in meeting them. There is no need to delay the left and right sides.
How much effort."
Han De then rode out, and a dozen generals and guards hurriedly clapped their horses to follow and protect him. The two sides met and stood a hundred paces away.
"I, Han Desui, who are you? Tell me your name. My men will not kill unknown people." Han Desui shouted loudly, stroking his beard.
"It turns out that you are Han Desui, Privy Envoy of the Southern Privy Council of the Liao Kingdom, and the King of the Southern Council. I have admired your name for a long time, and it is like thunder in my ears." Immediately, the young general handed over his hand again, and there was genuine admiration in his words.
Han Desui didn't blink an eyelid. He was already accustomed to such compliments. As a person with the highest power and status in the Liao Kingdom, he had long been immune to compliments from little people. Those flattering words every day
He had to hear hundreds of sentences, but he had already lost all feeling.
"I'm asking you, who are you? Judging from your methods, you should be able to suppress troops and horses from the surrounding area. Tell me, where are your troops from?" Han Desui frowned and asked again.
Lin Jue chuckled and said: "General Han has good vision, but we are not the troops in the surrounding areas. We are the Luoyan Army of Funiu Mountain in the Great Zhou Dynasty. I am Lin Jue. Of course, if General Han is willing, you can also call me
I will be Xiao Quan."
"Lin Jue? Xiao Quan?"
Han Desui immediately understood one thing. Before, he was still wondering how this group of people sneaked into the city. He had obviously blocked the city gates and implemented a curfew after receiving the news that Zhuozhou had been captured a few days ago. This was for convenience.
The purpose was to prevent Xizuo and enemy personnel from sneaking into the city. But so many enemies suddenly appeared, which made Han Desui a little confused. Now the whole truth was revealed. It turned out that they were pretending to be soldiers transporting supplies, and they defeated Xiao Xiao.
He came with the identity of Quan. Needless to say, the Xijinwei deputy general Xiao Quan who was escorting the supplies must have been killed by this group of people on the way. These guys dared to take risks and actually sneaked in a few hours before the battle.
He was sure that he would let them enter the city. Han Desui thought a little annoyed: He was still greedy. He knew that the troops attacking the city were about to arrive, so he should have refused anyone to enter the city before then.
But Han Desui soon got rid of this feeling of self-blame. He Han Desui has never been the kind of person who is obsessed with mistakes and cannot extricate himself. The current situation is like this, what is the use of regret? It is useless.
"I see, you are so courageous. You dare to sneak into my Jijin Mansion and cause trouble. Don't you know that this is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den? You can come in, but if you want to get out alive, I'm afraid it's impossible. By the way, who did you say you were just now?
"What kind of forest? What kind of army from what kind of mountain?" Han Desui sneered.
Lin Jue had never been so despised by others. He and the Luoyan Army were already famous all over the world. Even the Jurchens far away in the White Mountains and Black Waters knew the fame of their Luoyan Army. Lin Jue did not believe that Han Desui did not know the names of himself and the Luoyan Army.
Such a big thing happened in Zhou Dynasty. He, Guo Bing and his son rebelled from the capital and took up residence in Funiu Mountain, and they launched a campaign to attack Guo Xu. How could the Liao Kingdom not know about these things? Han Desui was probably pretending to be stupid.
"The Luoyan Army in Funiu Mountain, here is Lin Jue. The commander of the Luoyan Army." Lin Jue said with a smile.
"Oh, it turns out they are those bandits from Dazhou. Yes, yes, I remembered it. Your Dazhou court sent a document to our Liao Dynasty and mentioned your name. Your name is Lin Jue, aren't you the one who started the rebellion?
The former envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty? Is that you?" Han Desui chuckled.
Of course, Lin Jue could hear the undisguised sarcasm in Han Desui's words. He laughed and responded: "That's right. But our Luoyan Army, a bandit, can beat up some soldiers who claim to be regular.
Old General Han, not long ago, my bandit brothers and I, with more than a thousand people under my command, seemed to have annihilated the five or six thousand elite men of the Liao Kingdom under your command. We only lost a lot of eighty people dead and wounded. It can be seen that you
The soldiers and horses under my command are worse than bandits."
Han De Sui's face changed color and he cursed angrily: "Young people just took advantage and thought they were invincible. I personally led the army to eliminate you. If you don't get off your horse and accept surrender, how long will it take to punish you?"
What does profit mean?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Surrender is impossible. We are here to capture Xijin Mansion. General Han is indeed famous, but it is far from enough for us to surrender after hearing the news. Why don't we hear the waves behind the Yangtze River?
If we push forward, I am afraid that General Han is no match for us. General Han, I would like to advise you that we are going to decide the Xijin Mansion. If you know the truth, you can withdraw with your troops and preserve your reputation for the rest of your life.
Otherwise, I'm afraid your reputation will be destroyed here."
Han De was so angry that he laughed back, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Are you the two who are talking nonsense with me? You are indeed a sharp-tongued and unfaithful traitor. No wonder you have to tolerate it in the Zhou Dynasty. It's me.
From the perspective of Daliao people, you deserve what you deserve."
The smile on Lin Jue's face did not diminish, and he said loudly: "I don't need to worry about the affairs of Zhou Dynasty, General Han, and I, Lin Jue, don't worry about my own affairs, General Han. I just want to talk to General Han."
The general wants to prove something. After getting the answer, we will fight to the death. No one should look down on the other, as long as we see the truth on the battlefield."
Han Desui nodded and shouted: "Okay! Do you want to fight to the death? I will help you. What do you want to know? Just ask."
Lin Jue nodded and pondered for a moment, then asked loudly: "Lin only wants to ask one thing. Was the death of our Privy Councilor Yang Jun the idea of your Liao Kingdom, or did someone within our Zhou Dynasty suggest this to you?"
Han Desui was stunned for a moment, then he looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha, that boy named Lin, you are so thoughtful. Do you want to know the truth about this matter? Hahahaha, I won't tell you. You can think about it yourself slowly.
Go ahead."
Lin Jue frowned and said: "Han Desui, as far as I know, the proposal to kill Yang Jun was your idea. Are you colluding with someone in my imperial court? Who is that person?"
Han Desui sneered and said: "Boy, you can't get anything from me, so give up on this."
Lin Jue nodded slightly and said: "Okay, that's the case, I'll ask you again after I capture you. I'm afraid you prefer to toast instead of eating the fine wine, that's up to you."
Han De then laughed again, gritted his teeth and yelled angrily: "Ignorant and arrogant boy, your death has come. Today you will be cut into thousands of pieces and the sky lanterns will be lit."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Okay, I'll give you a chance. The people who called you don't have to search carefully. We have no ambush. Today we have a gentleman's battle. You are also cavalry, we are also cavalry, and we only have a thousand
People, but you have thousands of people. Let's have a head-on battle, right on this long street. Charge face to face and see who is the rabble. See whether it is your self-proclaimed Liao cavalry that is invincible in the world, or me, Luoyan.
The bandits you call Jun are superior in skills. Do you dare to accept my challenge?"
Han De Sui laughed wildly and roared: "You are asking for death, how can I still disobey you?"
