Chapter 60 Rank Man Returns to Xianyang-3
"The Fourth Prince is out of here," Han Kuang looked calm and said, "By the way, the Fourth Prince should not forget to remind Wanyan Xie, because Wu Qimai Dabo Jilie has many gangs. After Wanyan Xie inherited the throne, the army must be stationed for a period of time. After cleaning up the unreliable Meng'an Mouke, the army can return north. Otherwise, although Dabo Jilie only has 10,000 or 20,000 troops under his command, with his foundation and prestige, as long as the army of the southern expedition approaches Huanglong Mansion, the army will become more and more than 100,000 troops, and the situation will be reversed in an instant. Everything he does will be made for others."
Han Kuang seemed casual, but his purpose was to keep the Jin army.
Wanyan Zongbi was slightly stunned. After a moment of silence, he smiled and said, "Mr. Han's words are reasonable."
The Jin Dynasty camp was filled with a panic atmosphere, and the soldiers on the night were not as interested in chatting in the past. They were all as if they were facing a great enemy. The war horses seemed to feel the emotions of their masters, shaking their heads uneasily and making noises. A Jurchen scout came out of the camp with a license, carefully looking around, and then went around a big circle to a forest three miles away. The moonlight on the night was dark, with the tall thatch and the gently shaking shadows of the trees that made people unable to see the situation in the woods. The scout came out shortly after entering, and then circled a big circle and returned to the Jin Dynasty camp.
About an hour later, a team of Liao scout cavalry passed through the woods. The officers led the team seemed to be about to get rid of the small robbery, and then returned. The team of troops quickly returned to the Liao army camp. The guards who led the troops asked for their Majesty and submitted a secret report from the "King of Jin".
Yelu Dashi was summoning close officials to discuss countermeasures. In recent years, the Liao Kingdom's national strength has been boosted. The battle has been planned for a long time and made various arrangements. Step by step, inducing the main force of the Jin army to go south and go deeper, concentrating the army heading to the top of the enemy, and then using a partial army to cut off its retreat. It is believed that the main forces of the two countries were defeated by the Jin army after the decisive battle and lost dozens of camps. An atmosphere of failure permeated the Liao army's camp. Yelu Dashi had to re-examine his opponent. Yelu Tiege, Yelu Yanshan and other important officials and generals kept accusing him.
"It is my responsibility to not know the enemy. What crime do you have?" Although Yelu Dashi was in a bad mood, he did not have the habit of being too human. He looked at the shameful generals and said slowly, "Our tribe has been established for a hundred years. The upper and lower tribes are indulging in leisure and joy. The soldiers have been in a state of poverty for a long time. The Jurchen thieves lived in a bitter and cold place, hunting for all seasons to make a living, and they often attacked each other, so the soldiers were willing to fight hard. In the past few years, although I and everyone have slept on firewood and tasted gall, they have only made the country's strength improve slightly, and they have not done enough completely." Speaking of this, Yelu Dashi's expression turned firm and said in a deep voice: "Today's battle is for me and a warning to everyone."
The heavy words of his words were so painful that the important officials in the imperial tent looked even more ashamed. Yelu Tiege said in a deep voice: "It's all my ministers who are not good at doing things and are not good at training troops. Please ask Your Majesty to let the generals go out tomorrow and lead 5,000 cavalry to charge the formation. Even if the generals are heartbroken, they should let the Jurchen thieves know the power of the Khitans!" Yelu Yanshan also said: "I am willing to go out!" After the two of them spoke, Yelu Bijie, Xiao Yixue, Urgon Melbo, Guo Baoyi and other generals asked for battle.
Yelu Dashi saw that the generals were still brave enough to fight, but he was not in a slump and felt relieved. At this time, the centurion outside the imperial tent reported that an emergency army had reported a secret report. All the generals calmed down and watched His Majesty take out a roll of small paper from the reed tube. He glanced quietly, his eyes suddenly calmed down and his breathing became rapid. His Majesty was extremely cunning, and he had always been happy and angry, so it was not common for such a loss of moral character.
"What's going on?" "Are the Jin thieves going to attack again?" The generals did not dare to speak, and all of them looked grim. They only held their breath and exchanged glances with each other. The imperial tent was so quiet that it seemed that a needle could be heard.
After a while, Yelu Dashi gently folded the paper roll. While putting the secret report into the imperial file, he raised his head. He saw his red face, his eyes full of smiles, and he looked completely happy, and laughed: "Changshengtian bless the Khitans. You urge the soldiers to fight to the death. The artillery of our court must be used. The thief chief Wanyan Aguda came to the battle formation in person. He was seriously injured by a cannon in the daytime, and died at night."
"Ah--" "It's so!" There was a burst of marvel in the imperial tent. The generals looked at each other with incredible surprise. The Liao army was broken through two lines of defense, which had a lot to do with the Jin artillery battalion. Unexpectedly, the Jin emperor was killed by the Liao army's artillery. The general was the courage of the army. In comparison, losing two lines of defense was nothing? This battle during the day was considered a mixed victory, and even a big victory.
"God bless the Khitan!" "Your Majesty is mighty!" "Your Majesty is a thousand victories!" The generals in the tent were excited and shouted in a mess.
"How can I be greedy for the achievements of heaven?" Yelu Dashi waved his hand again, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "It depends on everyone. The army fights hard with its lives. Today's battle is extremely difficult and finally achieves a great achievement. He killed the Jurchen thief chief Wanyan Aguda in one fell swoop. This is the first great victory since the army's northern expedition! Pass on my will to reward the army!"
"Thank you, my Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is a thousand victories!"
"Khitan has won thousands of victories!"
"The Great Liao Dynasty has won thousands of victories!"
After a moment, cheers rang out from around the imperial tent, and waves were higher and higher. More and more Khitan soldiers learned the news that Wanyan Aguda was killed. Some untied their fur coats and showed off each other the tribal marks on their chests, some shouted loudly at the moon like a group of wolves howling, some danced and sang excitedly to celebrate, and some wished to lift their swords and horses to strait the Jin army camp immediately. In today's battle, under the attack of more than 100,000 Jin soldiers, the Liao army struggled to support it. To be fair, the army's fighting was indestructible. Although they defended the third camp, the morale of the army was very depressed. But suddenly, the great defeat turned into a great victory, and the entire Liao army camp was so excited that it was crazy.
Since the Jin army launched a war in Ningjiangzhou, they have accumulated a great momentum, and everyone dared to fight and never gave up. The Liao army regarded the Northern Expedition of Jurchens as a fear of death. Yelu Dashi took the imperial command of the army to fight in person, and the Liao army's vest soldiers were even better than the Jin Kingdom, and they could not change their subtle psychological disadvantages. After several battles in the day, the strength of the Liao army and the Jin army was not much different, but the Liao army could not bear it at the critical moment, which was why. Now that the morale of the army has been greatly improved, the army has the belief that it will win. Even if they fight with the Jin army again, they will not be easily defeated.
Yelu Dashi looked at the generals in the tent with a smile. Everyone heard the movement outside. He nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Although the thief chiefs were killed, the Jurchen thieves have always been brave. Now they are trapped beasts and are still fighting. They must intend to retaliate against the royal army. You must not take it lightly. In the future, the army will guard the camps and do not fight easily without obtaining military orders, so as not to fall into the enemy's tricks. The Privy Councilor of the North Court...."
Yelu Tiege shouted: "The last one will be here!"
Yelu Dashi's eyes fell on him and asked, "How many reinforcements can a Khitan male who is recruited by the military-borne Khitan who is a military leader in the Zhongjing Road besides leaving the necessary troops to defend the territory?"
Yelu Tiege pondered slightly and replied, "You can still send another 150,000 reinforcements!" He understood that in the current situation, Your Majesty was preparing for the lion to fight the rabbit and to use all his strength to exert the power of the Liao Dynasty. He wanted to keep more than 100,000 main force of Jin Kingdom in Liaoyang. The number of reinforcements has already enlisted all the Khitan males who are on the battlefield and Zhongjing Road. If the Song and Xia Kingdom raided Xijing Road and Nanjing Road, the Liao Kingdom could not send reinforcements.
Yelu Dashi looked at him with satisfaction and nodded, "Try your best to launch 50,000 reinforcements to Shenzhou and hand them over to Xiao Chalaa, the commander of the northeast camp. If the Jurchen thieves were let go, I will only ask him. Also, find Xiao Tachi, ask him to return quickly and assist Xiao Chalaa to cut off the enemy's return."
"Abide by the order!" Yelu Tiege said loudly. He thought to himself that His Majesty was determined to wipe out the Jin thieves. The northeast camp Xiao Chalaa originally had 70,000 people. In addition to the 15,000 palace cavalry, Xiao Tachi led 30,000 cavalry and was also the elite of the North Court Army. If 50,000 reinforcements were sent, the northeast camp army would reach 110,000. Even if the Jin soldiers were a tiger, they would encounter this group of hungry wolves who had been preparing for a long time on their way back, they would probably not be able to escape the result of being torn apart!
Yelu Dashi's tone was sonorous, with unquestionable authority: "The remaining 100,000 reinforcements will be sent to the northern camp as soon as possible. Before the reinforcements arrive, you will also have to govern the army to calmly control the movement. If the Jin thieves do not flee north, our army will guard the camps. Do not be careless in everything, let the Jin thieves take advantage of the loopholes. When the 100,000 reinforcements arrive, the Jin thieves' morale will be exhausted and the food and grass should be consumed. Our army can fight to decide Liaodong!"
"The last one will follow the order!" Yelu Tiege did not dare to doubt his judgment at all. As for why the Jin thieves would not retreat, why they stayed in Liaoyang, and whether they could start the next battle as they wished after the reinforcements arrived, these thoughts flashed quickly in his mind and were wiped out by his deep belief in His Majesty. As the Privy Councilor of the North Court, he only had one thing to do, which was to do everything that His Majesty taught him best, and would never allow any negligence!
The Khitan males in Liao were only 700,000. Now the troops who were dispatched to the northern expedition have reached 450,000. In addition to the civilians who transported food and fodder, the Liao Kingdom can be said to have devoted their national strength to a war. The troubles of the northern Jurchens that had plagued the Liao Kingdom for many years must be completely solved. All the generals were excited and responded loudly: "I will obey the order!" "The last general should die for the Great Liao!" "Your Majesty is wise and will definitely defeat the Jin thieves!"
Yelu Dashi nodded with satisfaction and encouraged the generals. After everyone retreated, they left Yelu Tiege, the Privy Councilor of the North Court. The smile on Yelu Dashi's face gradually became colder, and he slowly said: "Today, the Jin thieves broke through two camps of our army, all relying on the guidance of one person, this person is called Zhao De."
Chapter completed!