Song Mingyue

Chapter 286

The iron cavalry rolled, and the big tent leather army, which had suffered another loss of soldiers and generals, had only about 500 cavalry left. They followed closely behind Xiao Qian, and headed for the west gate of Yanjing with a cloud of dust from the sky.

Xi Yuyu~
Suddenly Xiao Qian reined in the reins, looked back to the south, hesitated for a moment, and shouted sharply: "The sky is about to light up, don't be in a hurry to enter the city at this time. Rest on the spot and pay attention to the formation! Let's see what tricks the southerners want to play, I don't believe that the southerners dare to attack my big tent leather army!"

All the soldiers reined in their horses one after another and quickly lined up, ready to go.

Sure enough, there was no movement of the Song army around.

The sky was getting brighter, and a fish-belly white appeared in the east. Xiao Qian looked at the Liao Army banner on the tower of Yanjing City in the distance, and finally felt a little relieved.

Seeing that the sky was already bright, Xiao Qian was about to order all the soldiers to rush to the city gate, but he heard the sound of horseshoes, and someone from afar called "Da Wang Xiao".

Xiao Qian raised his head slowly, but he saw a group of light cavalry galloping towards him on a gushing ray of morning sun.Xiao Qian took a closer look at the clothes of the group of people, and couldn't help but change his face, it was a servant of the Daliao Palace who came here!
I saw a leading cavalryman rein in his horse and stop in front of Xiao Qian, then he got off his horse and bowed forward: "Report to King Xiao, I am waiting day and night to come from Zhongjing, and I heard that King Xiao is still alive at the north gate The south gate is resting, so I came here to deliver His Majesty's decree!"

When Xiao Qian heard this, he hurried forward to greet the decree.

The morning sun gradually rose, and the entire Yanjing was bathed in the morning glow.Xiao Qian sat on the steed in a daze, motionless, his face was cloudy and cloudy, his whole body armor shone bright red under the sunlight.

The Jurchen went south with all the power of the country, and Emperor Wanyan Aguda personally led a hundred thousand troops from Shangjing, and the banner pointed directly at Zhongjing, the capital of Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi.

The Jurchens are less than ten thousand and invincible.

In recent years, the Jurchens have been sweeping up the Liao people like they have been destroyed, which is simply a nightmare for the Jurchens.

In the Battle of Chuhedian, 3700 Jurchen cavalry defeated 10 Liao troops.

In the Battle of Hubugang, the 2 Jurchen army defeated the 70 army of Yelu Yanxi Palace.

Now the [-] Jurchen army is heading south, pointing their swords at Zhongjing, and there are only [-] to [-] soldiers in Zhongjing, how can they hold it?

Even if I command more than 4000 tent troops, what is it worth compared to [-] Jurchen soldiers who are like wolves and tigers?

The state affairs are like this, it can no longer be done...

After a long time, Xiao Qian finally raised his head, with a resolute expression on his face, raised his long knife, and shouted in a deep voice: "Let's go, retreat to Xijing?"

The deputy general behind him couldn't help being stunned, and asked, "I heard that the Jurchen went south, why did they retreat to Xijing?"

Xiao Qian said angrily: "How can Zhongjing be defended? Your Majesty will retreat to Xijing. I will take the lead in rectifying Xijing and welcome Shengjia!"

The people didn't dare to ask any more questions, they could only hear the thunderous sound of horses' hoofs, billowing smoke and dust, and thousands of cavalry heading west.

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Below the city of Yanjing, banners and flags are like forests, and armors are like snow. An army of [-] troops surrounded Yanjing City on the east, south and west sides.

Under the southern city tower, among the Song army arrayed like a mountain, a large flag with the word "Zhao" stands out among the cloud-like battle flags.Under the banner, Zhao Hao sat on the Flipping Feather Horse, listening to Tan Ma's report, with a thoughtful look on his face.

The big tent army under the command of Xiao Qian has always been Zhao Hao's big worry. He never thought that this fellow would escape when the victory was tied, and he would go all the way to the west, towards Xijing... What's the trouble? out?Is Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi at odds, or is there another conspiracy?
While thinking about it, another scout came to report.

I saw Yiqi go through the heavy guards, ran not far in front of Zhao Hao, got off his horse, and hurriedly reported: "Report to the Duke of Longde County, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin will personally lead an army of [-] to go south to kill Zhongjing!"

What the hell!

Zhao Hao couldn't help cursing in his heart, before Lao Tzu took down Yanjing, the golden dog rushed to Zhongjing impatiently, this is to grab the fruits of victory from Lao Tzu.Although it was originally agreed that the Song Army would take Yanjing and Xijing, Zhao Hao knew that only by capturing Zhongjing, where Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Kingdom was located, would be the most profitable.

Only by capturing Zhongjing can he ensure the occupation of Youyun Sixteen States; secondly, he will definitely have no good fruit to eat when he returns this time, what he wants is fame, if he can break Zhongjing and capture the emperor of Liao Kingdom, for him, Undoubtedly, it is an outstanding achievement.

As he was thinking about it, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he instantly understood why Xiao Qian wanted to withdraw to Xijing.

In history, Xiao Qian, when the Liao Kingdom was about to fall, did not become a loyal minister of the Daliao Dynasty with all beards and tails. Instead, he proclaimed himself emperor, established the Xi Kingdom, called himself the Emperor of the Xi Kingdom, and changed his name to Tianfuyuan.Although he has only been emperor for eight months, his loyalty to the emperor of Liao is evident.

Now that the Jurchen army of [-] is going south, Zhongjing is determined not to be able to keep it. Xiao Qian suddenly rushed to Xijing at this time, fearing that he has some other agenda, maybe he is going to be the emperor.

Thinking of this, the doubts in his heart were finally relieved, and then he remembered something again, and he couldn't help but slowly raised his head, looking at the Yanjing South Gate Tower.

Above the city tower, Yelu Dashi stood at the head of the city, pointing at the Song army below the city and arranging guard matters.

Looking at Yelu Dashi, Zhao Hao unconsciously showed an imperceptible smile on his face.

Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi, the last two heroes of the Daliao Dynasty, were not easy to deal with.Xiao Qian established Xi State and died in eight months.This Yelu Dashi was not so loyal when the Liao Kingdom was about to perish.

In history, Yelu Dashi dissuaded Emperor Tianzuo from sending troops to attack gold, but Emperor Tianzuo refused, and Dashi couldn't feel at ease, so he killed Xiao Yixue and Po Likuo, made himself king, and led two hundred cavalrymen. escape.Later, Xiliao was established and led the Xiliao army to defeat the 88 Central Asian coalition forces in the Battle of Katwan, causing the forces of the Seljuk Empire to withdraw from the Hezhong area, establishing the rule of Xiliao in Central Asia, and the national fortune lasted for [-] years. .

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On the tower of Yanjing City, the Liao army was facing a formidable enemy, with powerful crossbows like clouds, plus rolling wood, rocks, and catapults, etc., everything was available, and the expression was tense.

The Song army under the city, although well-arranged, has no momentum to attack.

Only under the tower, dozens of riders held the banner of the Song army, galloped back and forth, shouting loudly to the tower.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty has a decree: The Youyan side was originally our territory, and once it falls for several 200 years. I am sorry for the suffering of this good people, and I will grant Tong Guan as the envoy of Xuanfu, and Zhao Hao will be in charge of the capital. Thousands of people in the land of Youyan are in the water and fire.

You should take the resignation to inquire about the crime, and the task is to save the people, not to kill, and to advise the officials and people in Yandi to work hard and return to the plan as soon as possible.Those who have officials will return to the old times, and those who have land will return to their jobs as before.If you can lead a hero to make a difference, you will be given an official position, and you will be rewarded with gold and silk; The common people, even though they didn't order the officials, gave them [-] guan and a large house with Jiedu envoys.But if we work hard, we will bear the captives with one heart, return to Han Yongbao, enjoy the joy of prosperity, and the Khitan tribes will be equal to the Han people.

In response to Khitan's own efforts, all horizontal restraints have been removed.Although the soldiers entered the border, the price of all the food, grass and carts and cattle feet required by the Yan people did not make the Yan people ready, and they were still exempted from taxes for two years. "

Zhao Ji's imperial decree of appeasement was finally deployed at this time.

The cavalrymen of the Song army who shouted were all loud and changed their guards every half an hour to ensure that the emperor's appeasement intentions could be conveyed to the tower.

Forty percent of the Liao army on the tower were Han Chinese from the North, [-] percent were Khitans, and [-] percent were Xi people.

In addition to using the cavalry to shout non-stop during the day, at night, Zhao Hao sent people to play Han tunes from the land of Yanzhao to stir up the emotions of the Han people on the tower.Although it seems that there is no obvious effect, in fact, the morale of the army has already been floating on the tower.It's just because the Khitan people and Xi people are watching, so it's inconvenient to show it.

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into the night.

Yanjing government office.

Inside the shaft of Yelu Dashi, the lights are brightly lit.

Yelu Dashi sat on the mink fur cushion in the middle, staring at the lights in front of him in a trance, his face was cloudy and his brows were tightly frowned.

In front of him was the decree of Yelu Yanxi.When the [-] Jurchen army marched south, Yelu Yanxi was so frightened that he and Xiao Qian were ordered to defeat the Song army within half a month, and then returned to help Zhongjing, otherwise they would be punished.

At this time, Yelu Dashi no longer had the arrogance he had before. After fighting against Zhao Hao for several months, he has already deeply experienced the strength of his opponent.He knew clearly in his heart that even if he teamed up with Xiao Qian, the winning rate would be less than [-]%.

But at this juncture, Xiao Qian actually abandoned the city and fled to Xijing.Without the big tent leather room army, the Liao army is equivalent to breaking down the sharpest offensive weapons, and the rest has no choice but to stick to it.As for going out of the city to defeat the enemy, it is simply a dream.

At this time, a general came in a hurry and said in a hurry: "Qi reported to Lin Ya, just now a few more Han people who wanted to defect were captured, and they were killed on the spot according to Lin Ya's order, report to Lin Ya to know!"

Yelu Dashi had no expression on his face, and asked coldly, "How many times has this happened?"

"This is the seventh defection in three days..."

Yelu Dashi stood up slowly, and asked in a deep voice, "How is Xi Ren's situation?"

"..."

Yelu Dashi said in a deep voice, "Report according to the facts!"

"King Xiao suddenly withdrew to Xijing, Xi Ren's thoughts were fluctuating, opinions were divergent, and morale was greatly reduced..."

Yelu Dashi sighed slightly, but did not speak.

Khitan people and Xi people are the two cornerstones of Daliao.The Yelu clan and the Xiao clan are the leaders of the Khitan and Xi clans, so the Yelu clan is the emperor, and the queens of all dynasties must be the Xiao clan.Xiao Qian is the king of Xi's six tribes and the general manager of the military affairs of the East Road. He is the king of Xi Ren. Now Xiao Qian's defection is a fatal blow to Xi Ren.

"The matter has come to this, how should I deal with it?" Yelu Dashi asked himself in his heart.

Nowadays, more and more Han people want to defect, and Xi people's minds are fluctuating. Only less than 2 Liao people still have the will to fight. How long can this city of Yanjing be defended?
So what if you keep it?
If you can't defeat the Song army for half a month, you will be punished... In the end, it will be doomed.

Yelu Dashi signaled the general who came to report to resign, and sat alone in the room in a daze.

After a long time, he jumped up, drew his sword swiftly, and said to himself, "Your Majesty, it's not that the humble minister is unfaithful, but that the state affairs are already like this, and the building will collapse... In order to continue the Liao Dynasty Guozuo, please forgive me for your difficulties..."

(End of this chapter)