Chapter 99 Resignation without reward-14
"Master General," said Yelu Xi, the North Court, and said, "We will abandon the city like this. How can Your Majesty explain?" The generals looked at each other. Xiangyang was attacked by the Song and Xia armies. It was a great danger to defend it. He abandoned the city and fled, but he was afraid that His Majesty would punish him.) The centurion, the tenth chief officer and ordinary soldiers had no idea what happened. Rumors were everywhere in fear. Some people were questioning loudly, while the generals scolded loudly.
"How to explain?" Xiao Olila frowned and looked at the crowded group of people in the urn city, shouting everywhere. Twenty thousand infantry and cavalry gathered together, and it turned out to be like a downtown in the city. This was after the North Court unified the military system. If it were before, if such a sudden situation occurred, it would be even more chaotic. If an enemy cavalry was ambushing outside the North City Gate at this time, there would probably be no one who could escape.
"Luckily," Xiao Olila said inwardly, "I don't know that the enemy was coming in a hurry and had no time to surround the city, or deliberately open the three sides."
"Your Majesty handed over these 20,000 warriors to me," Xiao Olila looked at the nervous generals and said, "The most important thing is that I want to bring them all back. For our Great Liao, the most important thing is not the cities of the Southern Dynasty, but the warriors of the Khitan and Xi tribes. What the Xia and Song tribes fear most is not how many cities we occupy, but that we can conquer warriors! If Xiangyang is lost, we can take them back. If the warriors die, they will never survive." He paused and saw that the divisions had almost been rectified, he whispered, "Your Majesty, I will explain to you in person, let's leave the city first. If the Xia people come in a fierce manner, if they delay, Xiangyang will not be able to save them, and these 20,000 warriors will not be able to save them." Xiao Olila only brought the Khitan cavalry, the Xi army left the city, and left the Han army in the city. He felt a little guilty about the guards of the East and West City Gate, but in order to delay time, it was only like this.
"Let's go!" Xiao Olila shouted in a low voice, pulled his horse's head, led his army northward, and headed straight for Yingchang Prefecture.
Since the giant Xia Kingdom has sent troops, Bianliang, Luoyang, Yingchang Prefecture, and the entire Hebei are under the threat of the Xia army. A mountain and water city like Xiangyang is not conducive to the Liao cavalry. Xiaowulila plans to take advantage of the less than 10,000 people of the Song army, and the Xia army has not yet fully launched, and there is still a lot of space outside the Xiangyang city to retreat to Yingchang Prefecture. More than a dozen other cavalry went south and reported the news of the Xia army's southward advance to Your Majesty.
At this time, the gate of Xiangyang East City was slowly opening, and the soldiers of the town were shouting and rushed into the city. The Liao soldiers knelt on the street to ask for surrender, and the bloody heads of the guards were hung on the city tower. Zhang Xian wiped his face, his hands were covered with blood and sweat, and the blood was all of the Liao soldiers, and his sweat was his own. Because he used too much force, his hands were bursting with the tiger's mouth. He spat and rubbed his palms, calling Yue Yun over, complaining: "It's just that he's going to rush forward, don't even have a shield, and the arrows on the battle formation have no eyes. If there is a mistake, tell me how to explain to the Grand Marshal and your elder sister."
"It's okay." Yue Yun chuckled, lowered his head and continued to wipe his axe. He had a beard and a mighty appearance, but he was actually only eighteen years old.
Zhang Xian shook his head helplessly. When siege, Yue Yun rushed in front and cut off the cables of the suspension bridge. The Liao army at the top of the city shot at the same time, and it was like shooting him into a hedgehog. Fortunately, the three-layer armor covered it and did not hurt the vital points. The military robe shot into pieces, the fine steel scale armor was damaged by more than a dozen pieces, and the Niuge armor in the middle layer also broke several holes. Fortunately, the Liao army at the top of the city didn't have time to use the armor-breaking arrow in a hurry, otherwise,
The three-fold thick armor was also shot to death. However, because of this, Yue Yun was young, and he established a great reputation in the Beiwei Camp with a group of arrogant soldiers and generals. Looking at Yue Yun, Zhang Xian's eyes were slightly dim. Yue Shuai had three sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter married Zhang Xian, and Yue Yun joined the army with his father at the age of fourteen. The other three young children, as well as the old mother and wife, were all separated in their hometown in Hebei, and their lives and deaths were uncertain in the war.
Outside the East City Gate, Yue Fei was sitting under the handsome man's banner, and an officer wearing a black military robe and a red scarf was standing at the bottom.
This person claimed to be the Sima Xue Bingzhong of the Eastern Army of the Xia Kingdom. He came to discuss the two coalition forces to attack Liao. It is said that the 50,000 troops of the Xia Kingdom set out from Hanzhong, Fangzhou had surrendered and are now attacking Dongcheng. The 50,000 troops appeared in Xiangyang without knowing it. This is not an easy task. Liao and Song were like tigers fighting on both ends. Song was covered in wounds, and Liao was also panting. Xia Kingdom had been waiting and watching for a long time, and suddenly took action at this time, and his intentions were unpredictable. Just now, Xue Bingzhong proposed to Yue Fei to hand over Xiangyang to the Xia army to defend. In return, the elite cavalry of Xia Kingdom and Zhen** rushed south to raid behind the Liao army.
"Yue is grateful to your country's kindness. However, Xiangyang is the land of the Song Dynasty. Yue's martial arts man has no power to ced Xiangyang. If he does this, Yue is the sinner pointed by thousands of men in the Song Dynasty." Yue Fei said to Xue Bingzhong, "Tell General Wu your words."
"General Wu was ordered to lead troops to attack Liao. Tens of thousands of troops went south. There must be a place for transporting military supplies behind him, right?" Xue Bingzhong said with a difficult face, "Our dynasty did not want your country to ced Xiangyang, but our army would defend Xiangyang on behalf of your country during the period when General Wu led his troops to fight south. Now Yelu Dashi commanded 300,000 troops to attack Ezhou. The great Song Dynasty was on the front line. Yue Shumi was the pillar of the Song Dynasty, and all under his command were soldiers of bear and tiger. Don't you want to go south as soon as possible and jointly attack the Liao enemy with generals Cao, Han, and Zhao?"
Before Yue Fei answered, judge Zhu Meng said, "Since the two families have soldiers, what's wrong with Xiangyang City being guarded by our army to protect the food route of the Xia army?"
Xue Bingzhong looked embarrassed and bowed: "Supreme Yue is also a commander of troops. You should know the importance of the rear route and the food route. Our army has already stated that Xiangyang is just a guard, and Yue Shumi still believes that General Wu's army has gone south to attack Liao, but he wants to hand over the rear route and the food route to Song. How can he do it?"
"Daishou?" Zhu Meng said sneered, "What did Liu Bei say when he borrowed Jingzhou?"
Zhu Meng said that he was named a judge, but actually was a counselor of Yue Fei's shogunate. He was originally a student of Bianliang. He was exiled to Lingnan because of his letters and complaints about the pros and cons of the court. In the prison camp, Yue Fei immediately gave him preferential treatment after learning about his origin. Later, he tried to exempt him from prison and promoted him to an official. Many military generals in the town were often dealing with the Ministry of War and local governments, and Zhu Meng said that he knew the kindness of his encounter and was devoted to his advice for Yue Fei, but his words and deeds were still vigorous and fierce, and he often offended people because of this. However, because Zhu Meng said that he was the prestigious backbone of the Qingliu, the Ezhou Prime Minister's Office and local socialist scholars were tolerant of him.
The Three Kingdoms lyrics are widely circulated in Guandong and Guanxi. Soldiers even more supportive Liu and suppress Cao. Zhu Meng said that he was sarcastic about "borrowing Jingzhou", and Xue Bingzhong's face changed slightly. He was about to refute, and Yue Fei said in a deep voice: "If the Xia Kingdom really intends to join forces to attack Liao, Yue is grateful, but he still said the same thing. The rest are easy to say. The city walls here are all the land of the Song Dynasty. Yue's martial arts man cannot make decisions without authorization."
"What if His Majesty of your country and the Prime Minister's Office agreed?"
"Then Yue has nothing to say," Yue Fei's eyes burst out with anger. He shook his head, "However, I have to ask the people and soldiers of the Song Dynasty whether they agree," he stared at Xue Bingzhong and said, "Our army is not willing to fight. Xiangyang is the territory of my Song Dynasty. Although your army conquered the East Gate, it is better not to be involved in other neighbors in the city. Go back and bring my words to the Wujie." Yue Fei originally wanted the Xia ** team to withdraw from Xiangyang, but the town only had eight thousand troops, and soon went south to attack Yelu Dashi's back. Wujie's army was 50,000, so it was impossible to surrender and withdraw.
Xue Bingzhong was tough and straightened his back under Yue Fei's pressure, bowed and went back to report.
After the envoy of Xia State left, the staff member Huang Zong said with a worry, "There is priority. At this moment, the Liao army is still besieging Ezhou. Although the Xia State has taken advantage of our army's preemptive attack, it attacked the East City and captured the walls in a moment. The Liao soldiers did not dare to resist and abandon the city. The army of tigers and wolves was a huge army of tigers and wolves. If tens of thousands of soldiers could help us to attack the Liao army in time, Yelu Dashi would not be afraid." Huang Zong was the staff officer of the throne and had a lot of insights in military affairs. Zhang Xian privately told people that Huang Zong was Zhang Liang in the tent of the general. Yue Fei would discuss with Huang Zong every time he encountered major events.
"Mr. Huang's words are forgiving Yue cannot agree with it."
Yue Fei shook his head and said, "The plan of Xia State is big, not as simple as Xiangyang. Seeing that our country is embarrassed, he wants Xiangyang today, Luoyang tomorrow, or Bianliang tomorrow, we will give in one step, and if the momentum is weak, we may give in step in the future. It is like the powerful Qin Dynasty in Guandong during the Warring States Period, cutting one city today, cutting ten cities tomorrow, cutting the moon day, and cutting the vitality of our country sooner or later. We will not give in. Xia State will take this opportunity to send troops to attack Liao, and they will have their own plans." He clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "I am in trouble with internal and external affairs, but the matter of the Song Dynasty will eventually be solved by us. "
"What the general said is very much." Huang Zong sighed, and said without saying anything more, "Just interrogating the Liao generals just now, there were hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations in Xiangyang City. Most of the twenty-four warehouses of the former southeast camp were still well preserved. This is the most important thing. Before the Xia people could react, they asked the general to order the heroes under their command to go and count and make a book."
On the east city tower, Wujie took the position of commander in the middle hall with a big horse in a golden sword. After hearing Xue Bingzhong's report, he laughed instead of anger.
"The person surnamed Yue is indeed a man." Wu Jie waved his hand and ordered Huang Ti, Lu Dejing, Shi E, the Iron Bones Army Captain Huang Ti, Lu Dejing, and Shi E, "No matter who he is, the most important thing in Xiangyang City is hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations and the weapons of the southeast camp of the twenty-four warehouses. You will lead the troops to grab them first. How much you get is counted? Xiangyang City, the meat you eat into your mouth cannot be spit out no matter how much." He turned to the Baiyu Army Yang Ren School Captain, and said, "Let your brothers rest a little and eat the noodles from Guanzhong at night. I have notified the Ezhou side that we still have to prepare for the troops. Baiyu Army and the army are rushing forward, and the Jianrui Army is ready to go south quickly and attack the Liao Dynasty's imperial camp."
Chapter completed!