Chapter 214: The Liao Kingdom Invasion
Looking at more than a dozen vehicles of military supplies, Zhao Decheng was so happy that he rubbed his hands and said to the people below: "Mr. Qin has sent us thousands of swords and guns, 2O sets of light armor and 1Oo sets of cloth armor to distribute them."
"There are 5 new sets of general armor, all of which are brand new Qianye armor, and each of us is one set."
All the military academies were very happy and thanked Qin Guan in unison.
After the military academies left, Zhao Decheng asked Xiong Er with a smile, "General Xiong, have Xin'an Army sent so much?"
Xiong Er laughed: "A little more than here, yes."
When Zhao Decheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's true. After all, Mrs. Qin is in the An army? I'm very content with these."
Xiong Er laughed.
As time enters November, the north wind whistles for thousands of miles of grass.
It snowed yesterday, and the world turned white. Suddenly, a rumble like a muffled thunder came from afar.
Soon after, the sound was approaching, and it was clear that a huge cavalry team was moving forward slowly.
Thousands of horse hooves stepped on the snow, instantly shattering the original white here, becoming dirty.
The person at the front of the team was tall, strong and bearded, with a pair of eyes that were fierce and fierce. He was wearing armor, a gray fur coat, and a pointed fur hat on his head. Two long white fur hat collars were hanging on his chest and dancing in the wind.
This person is Yelu Chongxin, the king of the Northern Court of Liao Kingdom.
At this time, a general stepped forward and came to Yelu Chongxin to report: "King, we are here to the Yellow River, we have surveyed it. The Yellow River has frozen and the cavalry can pass."
Yelu Chongxin nodded.
Asked someone around him, "Is the agreed time here?"
This man looked like a Han man. When he heard Yelu Chongxin’s question, he replied: “The two armies advanced together, and what he agreed on is today.”
Yelu Chongxin showed a smile on his face and said, "The State of Zhao would never have expected that we would launch a large-scale attack at this time. After crossing the natural danger of the Yellow River, I see what else they can stop the iron hoof of the Great Liao Kingdom."
"Out, after crossing the Yellow River, I will kill Qizhou directly. I will take 200,000 cavalry and crush them all the way, kill directly to the city of Jinling, without giving Zhao any chance to breathe."
Rumble.
The sound of horse hooves rolled, and the huge cavalry team began to run.
On the other side of the Zhao-Liao border, a huge army also appeared. This army was led by Xiao Chucai, the king of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom, and also had 200,000 soldiers.
Xiao Chucai was cautious. After approaching the border, Xiao Chucai called his generals Baomi Sheng and Quli, and ordered: "Baomi Sheng, I will lead 20,000 people to kill Pingzhou Pingding Army directly. If you can be eliminated, you will be trapped. If you cannot be eliminated, you will be trapped. You cannot make them form an encirclement. At the same time, you are optimistic about our retreat."
"The last thing will be ordered." Baomi Holy Path.
"Quli, I ordered you to lead 20,000 people to kill the Xin'an army in Xiongzhou. If you can be eliminated, you can be killed. If you can't be eliminated, you can't be stopped. If you can't be eliminated, you can't let him send troops to rescue other Zhao troops. You also have to look at the Laobao De army. Can it be completed?"
"The last one will surely destroy them." Quli said with confidence.
Xin'an army stationed in the city.
Several soldiers rode their horses and ran into the city.
Come to the command post and shouted loudly: "Report~~~"
"Report to the general, and the army urgently reported that the Liao army was approaching and had arrived at the border."
Han Shicheng and Li Xuan were both shocked after receiving the battle report. Han Shicheng asked anxiously: "How many people have come, who led them, and where have they been."
The soldiers reported to the news and said, "The general returned to the army and the Liao Kingdom sent 20,000 cavalry to attack. The general was Quli, who had now arrived at Shixialing."
Han Shicheng was shocked: "A 20,000 army, is the Liao Kingdom ready to occupy Xiongzhou?"
Li Xuan was so scared that he said, "I'm afraid that this will happen. I'll send troops to stop the enemy as soon as possible. I'm going to write a memorial to report to His Majesty."
But they didn't know that things were much more serious than they thought.
"Dangdangdang."
The dense sound of gongs alarmed the entire Xin'an army camp.
All the soldiers in the city gathered and the generals went to the command post to discuss matters.
General Han Shicheng reported to the generals, but everyone was shocked when they heard this. Although Zhao Liao had many frictions in previous years, he sent 20,000 troops to invade, which was not an ordinary plunder.
"Master General, we only have 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. Going out of the city to block the enemy is like hitting stones with eggs. If we seize the city and defend, we can still save some strength. When they go deep into Xiongzhou, we are joining other troops to encircle him." A military academy said.
"But if we don't go to war, let the Liao army go around our city. We are afraid of fighting, and we will all be held accountable." A general retorted.
Han Shicheng faced Chen Rushui and ordered: "As long as we obey my orders, the entire army will set up a formation at Chitang Pass to block the Liao army. As for Tuncheng, the Xiang army will be responsible for guarding it. If we can't stop it, we will retreat to Tuncheng and wait for the order to go up the peak."
This is how soldiers are. They know they cannot do anything, but when they reach the critical moment of life and death in the country, they will rush forward even if they die.
The entire Xin'an army was out, and only Xiong Da and others were left in the city. When everyone heard the news of the war, they seemed worried and at a loss.
Xiong Da stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Soldiers defend their families and the country. They have left the city to welcome the enemy. We must do a good job of defending the city and leave them a place to retreat. Brothers, move all the defensive materials to the top of the city. If the enemy comes, we must let them all die under the city."
Qin Guan was sleeping peacefully, but in a daze, he heard a burst of thrust into the door.
"What's the matter?"
Qin Guan asked in a muffled voice, closing his eyes.
"Young master, the military newspaper in front said that the Liao Kingdom was invading Xiongzhou."
Qin Guan suddenly opened his eyes, got out of bed and opened the door, and saw Qin Mao anxious outside the door, and asked, "What's going on, let's talk about it carefully."
"Young Master, General Xiong sent someone to report the message, knocked on the gate of Xiongzhou City, and urgently reported to the Liao army on the border, and the messenger was in the main hall." Qin Mao said.
Qin Guan quickly walked to the main hall.
The soldiers standing in the main hall looked anxious. When they saw Qin Guan, they immediately bowed and said, "Sir, General Xiong urgently reported that the 20,000 troops of Liao Kingdom were invaded and had already arrived at Shixialing. General Han Shicheng led all Xin'an troops to Chitang Pass to block the enemy."
Qin Guan knew this person, and he was a primary school next to Xiong Da.
Qin Guan was surprised. He really didn't expect that the war would come so quickly.
It’s the winter now, and the Liao Kingdom has been in the autumn in previous years, so why did it come in the middle of winter?
More importantly, Qin Guan has not been arranged yet.
He had thought about how to deal with the continuous military disturbances of the Liao Kingdom before. They only invaded last fall and this year would not come. Qin Guan also thought that there would be a year or two of peace, and then he would make some modern things to come. If the Liao Kingdom dares to invade, he will teach them a profound lesson.
But unexpectedly, before he was ready, the enemy took action first.
There were 20,000 soldiers in Liao, which looked not many, but the combat power of the Zhao and Liao soldiers was different. The Liao Kingdom was basically cavalry, and the Zhao Kingdom was mainly infantry. The combat power of the Liao army could be five times that of the Zhao army.
Last year, the Liao Kingdom raided and invaded the border, but only sent 10,000 people to overturn Xiongzhou, and it raged for more than half a month. Finally, it gathered several large armies in Hexi Province before finally forcing them away.
See clearly, it is not to eliminate it, it is to force it away.
It can be seen that the gap in the strength of Zhao Liao's army.
Now, 20,000 cavalry have been sent to invade, so how can people not worry?
Qin Guan sorted out his thoughts and immediately said to Qin Mao: "Immediately notify all officials in Xiongzhou to go to the yamen to discuss matters."
Soon, officials from Xiongzhou came over and Qin Guan reported the news. Everyone was shocked. Xu Tongzong said: "Sir, this is not an ordinary plunder. There are 20,000 soldiers. They won't want our Xiongzhou."
Chapter completed!