Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 512 That time (please subscribe!)
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Yang Keshi felt that the Yanjing battle was very useless, and he couldn't understand why Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi and his son didn't send reinforcements, so he didn't dare to see Liu Yanqing.

Guo Yaoshi's heart was full of sorrow!

This plan was proposed by him, but now it has failed, can Liu Yanqing not let him be the scapegoat?
Therefore, Guo Yaoshi advised Yang Keshi to go with him to Zhuozhou to recuperate.

He didn't dare to see Liu Yanqing, Yang Keshi really had no face to see Tong Guan, and he was poisoned and injured and needed a place to recuperate, so Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi went to Zhuozhou.

Liu Yanqing knew nothing about what happened in Yanjing City.

In fact, Liu Yanqing had already sent Liu Guangshi to lead an army to Yanjing to meet Guo Yaoshi.

But Liu Guangshi still has no news back.

When Liu Yanqing was wondering, he suddenly received a letter from Zhuozhou sent by Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi.

Only then did Liu Yanqing know that the Song army's attack on Yanjing had failed.

This shocked Liu Yanqing greatly, but at the same time he was greatly puzzled!
Where did Liu Guangshi's reinforcements go?Could it be that the whole army was wiped out?
Liu Yanqing was very worried about her son.

Liu Yanqing ordered: All armies should continue to dig trenches. The depth of the trenches should not be less than four feet, and the bottom width should not be less than two feet. He planned to fight a defensive battle on the banks of the Lugou River.

On this day, Liu Guangshi suddenly withdrew his entire army, not one soldier was missing.

Liu Guangshi said to Liu Yanqing: "According to the plan, we will go east all the way, bypass the Lugou River defense line of the Liao army, and turn north after reaching Anci, but because the route is not familiar, the detour route is too long. When I arrived at the eastern outskirts of Yanjing City, the flag of the Liao army was planted on the tower. I judged that the main force of the Liao army had returned to the city, so I didn’t dare to attack rashly. Later, I heard that the Song army was completely wiped out in the city. Then he led his troops back."

For the delay in reinforcements to Yanjing, Liu Guangshi felt very guilty.

But Liu Yanqing did not blame Liu Guangshi, but comforted Liu Guangshi and said: "It is not easy to retreat the whole army, just come back."

From Liu Yanqing's attitude towards Liu Guangshi, it is not difficult to see that Zhao Ji's selection of Liu Yanqing as commander-in-chief was the biggest mistake he made when he went north to recover Yanjing.

In the afternoon, Xiao Qian personally led 800 elite soldiers, traveled westward for [-] miles along the bank of Lugou River, then quietly crossed the river, circled behind the Song army, and then lay in ambush on both sides of the road in the south of Liulihe Town, waiting for the Song army to protect food. General Wang Yuan led hundreds of cavalrymen to escort hundreds of carriages filled with grain and grass, and walked slowly along the post road from south to north. After Xiao Qian gave an order, eight hundred Liao soldiers jumped out and rushed towards the Song army.

The Song army was unprepared, dead and wounded everywhere, and the living fled everywhere.

Wang Yuan tried to escape by hiding behind a carriage, but was captured alive.

Xiao Qian ordered to light the fire and burn all the grain trucks.

After a while, hundreds of grain trucks were all set on fire, and flames were seen rising into the sky, and the flames soared into the sky, like daytime.

Liu Yanqing was shocked when he heard that the grain truck was set on fire by the Liao army. He called a meeting with all the generals overnight and said: "This place is far away from the Song Dynasty, and the grain roads are not easy to protect. If we live for a long time, I am afraid that there will be changes in the army. I want to apply to the Xuanfu Division to withdraw the troops." , what do you think?"

All the generals nodded in agreement, expressing their obedience to Liu Dutong's decision. Only one general named "Cookie" suddenly stood up and said, "I don't agree with the withdrawal of troops. What are our hundreds of thousands of troops going north for? Is it from Beijing? Now that the army has reached the foot of Yanjing City, instead of attacking Yanjing City, they will retreat. I really can’t obey such an order! To retreat at this time, are we worthy of the officials and the country?"

Liu Yanqing was so angry that his face was livid, he stood up abruptly, and then shouted loudly: "What do you know? Come on, and push this madman out to me!"

A few guards outside the door came in after hearing the sound, and then turned the cookie out.

After Xiao Qian captured Wang Yuan, he ordered people to take Wang Yuan and another prisoner outside his camp, and then removed the guard post outside the camp, deliberately giving them a chance to escape.

At night, Xiao Qian intentionally said to a general of the Liao army: "Liu Yanqing is a stupid pig, I don't know yet, our Daliao has already surrendered to the governor of the Great Liao, just wait until tomorrow, the governor will personally bring 30 troops to fight with the Song army. Let's fight decisively, and then let's split the river on the left and right wings and attack the Song army's central army with elite soldiers. This time we must annihilate the Song army in one fell swoop to avenge their destruction of the alliance!"

Wang Yuan heard Xiao Qian's words clearly outside the tent.

In the middle of the night, Wang Yuan quietly untied the rope that bound his hands, and then tiptoed to the door of the tent.

Seeing no one outside, Wang Yuan bent down and slipped away quietly along the side of the tent.

Wang Yuan braved the cold wind and swam across the Lugou River, climbed up to the south bank, and then ran towards the Song Army's barracks.

At this time, Liu Yanqing, who had something on his mind, hadn't fallen asleep yet.

suddenly!

Wang Yuan, who was missing at first, rushed into Liu Yanqing's big tent, and immediately shouted: "Marshal, something is wrong, the Liao Kingdom has surrendered to Li Yan, and tomorrow Li Yan will raise an army of 30 to fight us in a decisive battle!"

For a while, Liu Yanqing didn't quite hear what Wang Yuan was shouting.

When Liu Yanqing saw Wang Yuan, he was furious. If it weren't for Wang Yuan's loss of food and grass, he wouldn't have to be so passive, so he scolded: "Throw away my food and grass, break into my big tent, okay, okay, you really think I am The knife is not good? Someone, push Wang Yuan out and chop him!"

Wang Yuan cried: "It is not a pity for the young general to die, but I beg the commander-in-chief to allow the young general to say a few words!"

Liu Yanqing said: "What else do you have to say?"

Wang Yuandao: "The reason why the young general risked his life and escaped back was to report a letter to you, the commander-in-chief. The Liao Kingdom and Li Yan have joined forces, and the two sides have formed an army of 30. They will cross the river tomorrow to fight us. The commander-in-chief must have thought about it early. Policy!"

This time, Liu Yanqing heard clearly what Wang Yuan said, and immediately grabbed Wang Yuan's collar and asked, "What did you say? Say it again!"

Wang Yuan hurriedly said it again.

After hearing this, Liu Yanqing felt a little uneasy, and thought, "Is this true? Or is Xiao Qian playing tricks? It is said that Xiao Qian is full of tricks..."

After hesitating for a while, Liu Yanqing asked his son Liu Guangshi to be called to discuss.

After Liu Guangshi heard it, he didn't believe it: "If you want to surrender, the Liao Kingdom has already surrendered. How can you wait until now? Besides, if the Liao Kingdom wants to surrender, the first choice is our Song Dynasty. How could it be Li Yan?"

Wang Yuan argued: "This is what I heard with my own ears. Every word is true. If there is even half a lie, I would like to be struck by thunder!"

Liu Yanqing walked back and forth in the big tent for a while, then stopped and said: "Regardless of whether it is true or not, we cannot stay here anymore."

As early as daytime, Liu Yanqing sent someone to Tong Guan to request a retreat.

Coincidentally, the reply letter from Tong Guan and Cai You to Liu Yanqing arrived.

The reply letter was not an official document, but a note, written on a piece of exquisite bamboo paper, which read: "Looking up to each other to measure the situation, if you can do it, you can do it, no matter what is wrong with the military. "——"That time" is a dialect in Song people, which means to withdraw troops.

What Tong Guan and Cai You probably meant was to let Liu Yanqing decide whether to withdraw the troops according to the actual situation, but the military should not be delayed.

Tong Guan and Cai Youyuan were in Xiongzhou, and they didn't know much about the situation on the battlefield ahead. Therefore, it was reasonable for them to let Liu Yanqing handle it as appropriate.

There are two main reasons why Liu Yanqing hastily withdrew his troops:

One is, ever since Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi defeated Yanjing, Liu Yanqing has been very nervous, because he knows that the army he leads will not be able to fight a big battle at all, and if he faces the Liao army, he will be defeated. It was too late.

The second is that he has always advocated that the Jin army should be used to attack Yanjing. According to the Song-Jin alliance, the Jin army should attack Yanjing from north to south, but the Jin army is still standing still, so their Song army should also retreat and choose an opportunity. move.Moreover, Liu Yanqing knew that Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo had already gone to Bei'an Prefecture to negotiate with the Jinren. He thought that after the negotiation had a result, it would not be too late to send troops northward according to the situation.

That night, Liu Yanqing wanted to order a retreat, but Liu Guangshi firmly opposed it—Liu Guangshi believed that it was already midnight, and the troops and horses were already asleep. If he suddenly ordered a withdrawal, it would definitely cause chaos and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, even if you retreat, you have to wait until dawn before ordering.

This night, Liu Yanqing lived in fear and did not feel sleepy.

At dawn, Liu Yanqing fell asleep in a daze.

But as soon as Liu Yanqing fell asleep, Wang Yuan ran into the big tent and reported, "Commander, something is wrong, the north bank is on fire, and the Liao army is likely to launch an attack!"

Liu Yanqing was taken aback, and hurried out of the camp with his sons Liu Guangguo and Liu Guangshi, and then went to the river bank to observe. Sure enough, there were fires burning everywhere on the other side of the river.

Liu Yanqing hurried back to the big tent of the Chinese army, and immediately ordered: burn the big camp and luggage, and the whole army retreats towards Baigou.

After the order was issued, Liu Yanqing immediately rode a big white horse and ran southward under the protection of a large group of personal soldiers.

After receiving the order, the armies immediately burned their tents and destroyed their supplies.

I saw people yelling, horses yelling, and there was chaos.

Seeing that the team was so chaotic, Liu Guangshi stomped his feet anxiously!
He hurriedly ordered more than 2 people from each battalion he belonged to to assemble at Mangzhuang on the left front.

Liu Guangshi had a premonition that his father might make an extremely serious mistake this time!

"At this time, if the Liao army took the opportunity to cross the river and pursue them, what would they do?"

Therefore, Liu Guangshi decided to lead the team to break up and cover the retreat of the army...

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(End of this chapter)