Chapter 59
In Yiwulu Mountain in Xianzhou, the roads appeared among the mountains and mountains. There were strange peaks and rocks on both sides of the road, with green eyes everywhere, and birds flew from time to time. On the mountain road that was rarely visited, the army slowly moved. The van was a crutch and a light cavalry, and the van was scattered for more than twenty miles away. Tens of thousands of elite cavalry in the middle were all three horses. The Han army camp drove heavy artillery and the guards were carrying various supplies and vehicles.
A large flag was planted on a gentle hill next to the road, and the pattern on the flag was like a crescent moon, holding a rising red sun. This is a symbol of the Khitan emperor. The Khitans claim to be a descendant of the heavens, gods, and worship the heavens, earth, sun and moon. They live eastward and worship the sun. The palace has the Sun and Moon Hall, the royal family Yelu family and the descendants Xiao family govern the country like the sun and moon. Under this Sun and Moon flag, the Emperor Yelu Dashi of Liao stood on a horse. Because during the march, Yelu Dashi only wore soft armor, covered the Khitan robe, tightened with a wide leather belt in the middle, and an ordinary iron sword hung on his waist. The bows, arrows and swords used by Yelu Dashi were all taken from the arsenal of Shangjing, which was exactly the same as those used by ordinary Khitan generals. However, after he used it, he engraved the sun and moon emblems to reward the meritorious generals.
Hundreds of palace guards were wearing iron armor, each surrounded by swords and guns. From time to time, the soldiers of the Liao army looked at the sun and moon flag, and all looked respectful. If the military discipline was not strict, I would have been afraid that someone would have stopped to bow. Several guard generals each held their horses and guarded by the emperor. Brother Yelu Tie had just sent an urgent report, but he didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow. The generals knew that the battle in Liaoyang was of great importance, and all looked at His Majesty with a serious expression.
When he opened the military newspaper, he saw the bad news of the fall of Liaoyang. He was as cunning as the sea, and his face changed. Yelu Dashiqiang suppressed the turbulence in his heart, and then looked down. It was the Jin emperor Wanyan Aguda who led 20,000 iron cavalry to Liaoyang, urging the army to attack Yelu Tiege camp. After thinking for a moment, Yelu Dashi felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. A trace of harshness flashed in his eyes. While he handed the general report to his generals, he wrote an edict to the messenger in front of the imperial army and ordered him to set off quickly.
After reading the military newspaper, the generals of the Liao Kingdom looked at each other, but no one dared to speak, and were waiting for His Majesty to make a decision.
"The edict, Xiao Yixue, the commander of the former army, took my flag and accelerated his march and rushed to the north camp." Yelu Dashi's face was as deep as water, and no one could tell whether he was happy or angry. "The edict again was that the army would be sent to the army in person. This time, the emperor would not defeat the Jurchen thief army, plow the courtyard and sweep the caves, and kill the rats. I will never withdraw my troops!" His tone was quite plain, but he had a strong sense of confidence, as if he was talking about something simple. When this edict was sent to the generals, he would naturally use the most passionate tone.
"Yes!" The generals responded in unison, and a strange feeling surged in their hearts. Since the rebellion, His Majesty has been invincible and has defeated all the attacks. He just issued two simple military orders, but he has completely eliminated the impact of the fall of Liaoyang on the hearts of the generals, but replaced it with a sense of awe-inspiring fighting spirit.
The temple calculation military machine in this northern expedition was not allowed to be heard by the only few people, and they did not know where Your Majesty's confidence and determination came from. Before the last moment, Yelu Dashi would not make unnecessary explanations. The Liao army continued to pass through the mountain road below the hill. The passing soldiers saw the huge sun and moon flags. Some showed signs each other, and some showed excitement on their faces. I believe that after this battle, the experience of meeting His Majesty the Emperor on the road would be like
It is a lifelong pride and topic for talks for many people. Although surrounded by the generals, His Majesty the Emperor stood out as conspicuous as a crane. He stood firmly on the high hill, holding the whip in one hand, looking at the mountains and ridges in the north with a serious expression. A flowing cloud seemed to be crossing the high peaks, slowly but unstoppable. The shadow of the clouds was cast on the ground, but a shadow covering several mountains, moving eastward like a wind.
The Liao emperor's messenger selected the most loyal warriors in the palace tent army. One messenger was guarded by hundreds of cavalry, each cavalry was equipped with three war horses, and could gallop for 300 miles a day and a night. This time, the emperor went on a warrior. In addition to the main force rushing to support Liaoyang, there were also 70,000 cavalry led by the general Xiao Chalaa and his son-in-law Xiao Tachi marched from Shangjing along the Huanghe River, and rushed straight to Chenzhou, which was already behind the Jin army. The messenger drove north along the road. Five days later, he had discovered the traces of this cavalry. However, because their march was extremely fast, the messenger chased for two days before he caught up with the large group of people and handed over Yelu Dashi's imperial edict to the commander-in-chief Xiao Chalaa in the northeast.
After reading the imperial edict, Xiao Chalaa bowed and asked, "Marty, Your Majesty, where has Deputy Chief Xiao gone?" Deputy Chief Xiao was Tachi Melbo. When he was captured by the deposed emperor Yelu Yanxi, Yelu Dashi promised him his only daughter. Because of the rules of the Liao Dynasty for generations, the Yelu family and the Xiao family intermarried each other, so Yelu Dashi gave him the surname Xiao. Tachi's subordinates were still mainly cavalry of the Meerbo tribe, and some generals also changed their surnames Xiao. Since Yelu Dashi ascended the throne, he has vigorously promoted the brave generals and soldiers in the Liao army, and many people have been given to the genealogy of the Yelu family and Xiao family. His move to change Tachi Melbo's surname Xiao was also common in the eyes of everyone.
Xiao Chalaa smiled and said, "Please tell Your Majesty that Deputy Commander Xiao has led 30,000 elite cavalry and has bypassed Chenzhou. Following the instructions of His Highness King Jin, he went north to clean up the nest of Jurchen rebels." After the messenger left, Xiao Chalaa launched a map of the march. On this map, various marks were densely written, where was the dangerous place in the Jin Dynasty, where was there a few troops stationed, where was there to stock up on the food and grass, where did they stockpile horses. Even the remaining generals of various tribes were all clear. Mr. Han Da, the King of Jin Yelu Kuang, lived in the Jin Kingdom for a long time and was trusted by the powerful and nobles of the Wanyan tribe. Therefore, he knew everything about the Jurchens living together, garrisoning grain, and raising horses. This time, Xiao Tachi led the cavalry to take advantage of the situation and burned, killed and looted the Jin army. The ruin of the Jurchens' old land was as easy as following the map and finding things.
Since Xiao Tachi led 30,000 cavalry to speed up the advance, he sent messengers to repay the military information every day. After bypassing Chenzhou, it was dispersed into about thousands of cavalry. The five thousand cavalry leaders led by Xiao Tachi himself were in the middle to support each unit, and more than ten cavalry troops were deployed all the way north. Along the way, they encountered Jurchen towns and villages. If they were strong and difficult to get off, they would destroy the crops and go around. Anyone who was not prepared enough would burn, kill and loot into a white land. The rules of the Jurchen tribes were that Meng'an, who went to the battle, would leave a team of Mouke to guard the tribe, and Mouke to the battle would also leave a team of ten people to guard the camp. However, the Jin soldiers who stayed behind could not stop the advance of the tens of thousands of Liao cavalry. The Jurchen tribes complained, and they could only ask for help from Huanglong Mansion and Huining Mansion.
The 30,000 cavalry of the Liao Kingdom came from the cavalry of the Meerbo tribe, often with three horses or even four or five horses, and the marching speed was extremely fast. The positions of the Liao cavalry received by the Wanyan Wuqimai were very different every day. In order to fight the Liao army, Wanyan Aguda had brought out 20,000 elite cavalry, and the left-behind Wanyan Wuqimai only had thousands of cavalry. Not only did Wanyan Wuqimai not have enough troops to intercept the Liao army, but instead curled the left-behind Mouke to defend Huanglong Mansion and Huining Mansion.
Since Yelu Abaoji's eastern expedition, the Jurchens have been bullied by the Khitans for hundreds of years under the rule of the Liao Kingdom. Wanyan Aguda took advantage of the long-standing resentment towards the Liao Kingdom to unify the Jurchen tribes and raise an army to fight against the Liao Dynasty. However, when the Liao soldiers drove straight into the empty Jurchen old place to burn and kill and loot everywhere, fear that had not yet forgotten surged into the minds of the Jurchen tribes. The unresisting tribes could only scatter into the mountains and hide and avoid disasters. Now people are panic everywhere, hoping that the Liao army under the city of Liaoyang could be defeated as soon as possible, and Wanyan Aguda's army would return, so that these Liaogou who had penetrated deep into the Jurchen territory were wiped out. However, there were also some powerful tribes, even when Meng'an Mouke, their headquarters had already set out to fight, still rely on the dangerous terrain and the remaining warriors to resist the Liao army.
In the boundary of Zhengzhou, a Liao army surrounded the camp of Wenhan tribes. The Wenhan tribe has always been known for its bravery among the Jurchen tribes. The two men of the army in the headquarters have followed the emperor to fight south. Only two Mouke guards were left to guard the camp, and only a thousand men of the victorious soldiers were there. The left-behind Mouke Wenhan Ahai admired the most. When he heard that the Liao soldiers were attacking, he immediately led his troops to the city and prepared to defend to the end.
"Fight!" Wen Han Ahai shouted vigorously and raised the iron knife outside the village. His face was bloodied by the short knife. This was an oath to fight to the sky to the death with the enemy and never retreat.
"Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" The left-behind Mouke warriors were also covered in blood and shouted in unison. Even the women in the tribe, who could draw bows, took the bows and arrows to the village wall, and the remaining old and weak and children gathered in the barn. If the enemy broke through the village wall, they would retreat to the barn. Anyway, the people from Wenhan's tribe would never surrender.
Xiao Tachi held a horse whip in his hand and observed the camp of Wenhan's tribe with expressionless expression. His beard was on his lips, making it impossible to tell that he was actually less than twenty years old. In addition to the tens of thousands of Melbo warriors who were loyal to him, the status of the Emperor of Liao also gave him infinite glory. Power and status can make people fall quickly and mature quickly. Now Xiao Tachi is no longer the fifteen-year-old boy who has just walked out of the grassland.
Although the warrior Wen Han was very brave, it was a pity that the village wall was too thin. The admonition for surrender just now resulted in the enemy's rejection. Tachi's blue eyes were neither depressed nor pity, but just as cold as ice. Just as my grandfather once said, in war, we should be as patient as a wolf pack, and we should watch the night like an owl at night, but when the enemy was weak, we should pounce on the enemy unexpectedly like a eagle from the sky without leaving a way out for them. The older Xiao Tachi grew up, every word that Haidu Khan Toul Melbo said was more clearly imprinted in his mind, much deeper than when his grandfather was alive.
Chapter completed!