I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 540: The First Battle! The Han people of Yanyun are loyal to the Song Dynasty, and I am very pleased

February 28th, near noon.

sunny.

In the Liaobei region, in a tribe with scattered wooden houses.

Animal skins, horses, spears, bows and arrows, bloody prey, etc. can be seen everywhere.

And at this moment, in an open space.

Several large pots were emitting steam, and the air was filled with a rich aroma of meat.

In the pot was stewing the famous dish of the Heishui Mohe (Jurchen): the Three Immortals of the Earth.

It is a stew of three animals: tiger meat, bear meat and venison.

Unless something particularly important happens.

These Jurchens, who were being chased by the Liao soldiers and were starving, had no chance of eating such a rich delicacy.

The meat pot was surrounded by a lot of people, most of them were strong men.

among them.

A dark-skinned young man was standing on a tree stump in the middle of the crowd.

He waved his hands and everyone immediately looked at him.

This is not someone else.

It was Li Ji, the young chief of the Heishui tribe, who was a Jurchen woman and had once gone to Bian Jing to look for Su Liang to "ally with Song to resist Liao."

present.

He is already the patriarch of the Black Water Tribe.

In the fight with the Liao people, the Heishui tribe continued to grow, and the number of fighting males reached more than 2,000.

Li Ji looked around and said loudly: "My fellow tribesmen, Liao and Song are about to go to war. Our good days are coming!"

"When two countries fight, one of them will inevitably perish. I guess it will be the Khitans. This is a great opportunity for us to expand our strength.

"Next, this tribe leader will lead the warriors of the Black Water Tribe to take the initiative to attack, expand our team and territory, and plunder property, weapons, and women. When we are strong enough, those arrogant Khitans will become our slaves, and we will have our own city and army!"

"This clan leader has been to Song. It is so prosperous, with countless wealth and beautiful women. However, the Song people are weak, not even as good as the Khitans, and are no match for us. After eating this meal of the three immortals, we will set out, drive the Khitans into slavery, and build our own country!"

After seeing the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, Rigid could never forget it.

He already has an obsession.

The Song Dynasty was the most perfect prey in his mind, and he was willing to spend his entire life hunting it down.

The Jurchens around also became excited and raised their hands and shouted.

"Drive the Khitans into slavery and build our own country!"

"Drive the Khitans into slavery and build our own country!"

"Drive the Khitans into slavery and build our own country!"

……

The members of this tribe often fought with wild beasts.

Very animalistic.

In their eyes, this world is a relationship of plunder and being plundered, and now, both Song and Liao are their prey.

……

March 1st, near dusk.

In the meeting hall of the Xiongzhou City government office.

Zhao Zhen, Han Qi and Su Liang, the three commanders, deputy commanders and military supervisors of the Eastern Army gathered together.

Zhao Zhen stood in front of the sand table of Song and Liao terrain, looking at the intelligence sent by the secret agents in Yanyun, and said: "I have decided to officially go to war with Liao on the sixth day of March. What do you think?"

"I have no objection!" Su Liang and Han Qi said at the same time.

At present, judging from this information, since the Song Dynasty issued the conscription order, the Han people in Yanyun as a whole tend to join the Song Dynasty as soldiers.

Zhao Zhen picked up a small wooden stick and looked at the sand table.

"On the fourth watch of the sixth day of the third month, led by the commander of the Dragon Feather Army, Xu Mang, 500 Dragon Feather Army soldiers transformed into light cavalry, plus 30,000 Hebei Imperial Guards, as the vanguard, were the first to cross the Baigou River."

"After that, they split into three groups. Before the battle, they shouted, 'All Han people from Yanyun who wish to return to Song should quickly take off their armor and weapons, turn up their sleeves to their upper arms, and gather on the river bank.' Those who returned would be Song people, and those who did not would be killed directly."

"Among them, the 500 Dragon Feather Army and 10,000 Hebei Imperial Army in the middle will be responsible for annihilating the 50,000 Liao soldiers. After that, Han Qing will lead 20,000 light cavalry to charge."

"If Yelu Tiancheng and his troops do not flee, we will surround and attack them; if they flee to Youzhou, Han Qing will lead his troops to chase them, but we only need to chase them for fifty miles to prevent traps. In the first battle, we must play it safe and win a great victory!"

"Jingming and I will be in the center of the army. After we gather the people of Yanyun in the barracks, Su Qing and I will arrange their tasks."

"Do you have any objections?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"I have no objection." Han Qi bowed excitedly.

He was deeply moved that the government appointed him as the commander of the vanguard army to make the first contribution.

He was looking forward to the day when he could wash away the shame he had endured in the Northwest!
Su Liang thought for a moment and said, "Sir, will we use firearms in this battle?"

"I forgot about this. The Dragon Feather Army, part of the Upper Four Armies, the Hebei Imperial Army, and the Northwest Imperial Army are all equipped with firearms. If there is no military order, they can be the first to use firearms to attack."

"What do you think, Su Qing?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Using firearms is naturally more efficient in killing the enemy, but the consumption is also very high. It is not easy to manufacture firearms, but they are consumed very quickly.

"I suggest that we do not use firearms in this battle, but use them to attack Youzhou and Yunzhou. We can defeat these Liao soldiers with our horses and swords, and then we can boost the morale of the whole army. The Liao army is no longer the Liao army of the past, and we are no longer the Song army of the past!"

Su Liang's words gave me energy.

Only by letting the soldiers of the Song Dynasty establish the awareness that "we can defeat the Liao Dynasty without firearms" will they fight more vigorously.

"Okay, let's do it! In this battle, the use of firearms is prohibited. We will fight the Liao soldiers with real swords and guns." Zhao Zhen said excitedly.

Then, Zhao Zhen added: "Immediately send someone to inform the Western Army and the Central Army that they should also start fighting the enemy on March 6th, ban the use of firearms, and recruit the surrendered Yanyun people as our soldiers..."

"I obey your command!" Han Qi and Su Liang bowed at the same time.

……

March 6th, 4:00 a.m.

The sky is full of stars and it is slightly cold.

At this time.

The vanguard army of the Song Dynasty began to move.

Crossing the river is the forte of the Longyu Army and the Hebei Imperial Army.

They practiced this exercise on the Yellow River at least a hundred times.

A floating bridge can be quickly built using a canoe, planks, and ropes.

The Yellow River can be crossed.

What’s more, this small Baigou River!
The commander of the Longyu Army, Xu Mang, waved his hand and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my order and build the bridge!"

Suddenly.

Five teams of Song Dynasty soldiers responsible for building the bridge quickly began to pull canoes down the river from different directions.

at the same time.

Behind these soldiers building the bridge, there are hundreds of archers standing. Once the Song Dynasty soldiers are found building the bridge on the other side, they will be shot and killed immediately.

These crossbowmen are used to protect them.

On the other side of the Baigou River, lights are bright.

Yelu Tiancheng had trouble sleeping almost every night in recent days because he knew that the Song army would attack soon.

soon.

A tall and thin general on patrol came running over.

"General, the Song...Song army has started to build a bridge to cross the river!"

Yelu Tiancheng quickly stood up from the couch.

"Quickly pass on my order to the rear army of 20,000 men to immediately mobilize the Han people of Yanyun to fight against the Song army. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed immediately."

"The remaining soldiers, fully armed, gather in front of the camp and listen to my orders!"

The tall and thin general was stunned and said, "General, shall we... shall we not retreat?"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if the imperial court did not send more troops to Baigou River, it meant it was planning to abandon this place.

The 50,000 Liao soldiers here have no place to defend.

There was no way they could be a match for the more than 100,000 Song troops.

Yelu Tiancheng glared at him.

"Fools! If we retreat as soon as the war starts, will His Majesty and the Privy Councilor spare us? If the Han people in Yanyun knew that we retreated without fighting, I'm afraid those who don't want to return to Song will do so!"

"First, let's see how the Song army's offensive is going and how many of these poor Han people from Yanyun dare to rebel. Then just follow my orders."

"I will obey your orders!"

...not long after.

The military camp on the north bank of Baigou River became lively.

"The Song army has crossed the river! The Song army has crossed the river! The Song army has crossed the river!"

Many Han people in Yanyun forced themselves not to show their inner joy, so as to avoid being discovered by the Liao soldiers and being executed directly.

But they quickly shared the good news with their “fellow travelers”.

at this time.

Outside, the assembly horn sounded.

"Assemble the entire army and fight a decisive battle with the troops of the Southern Dynasty to protect our territory. Anyone who dares to surrender to the Song Dynasty will be killed immediately!" A Liao army general shouted at the top of his lungs.

soon.

A team of archers composed of Liao soldiers and Yanyun Han people appeared on the river bank.

"Quick, shoot them! Shoot them! Don't let them get ashore!"

Just as they were about to draw their bows and shoot arrows, dense arrows suddenly fell from the sky opposite like raindrops.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Countless arrows stuck in the mud on the river bank, causing the archers here to quickly retreat several steps.

"Shoot the Song army, shoot the Song army in the river quickly!" The Liao soldiers drove many Han people from Yanyun forward.

At this time, the Han people in Yanyun took action.

Draw the bow, draw the arrow, and shoot forward.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The arrow did fly out, but unfortunately it didn't have much power.

It might not even be able to kill a rabbit twenty meters away.

more than this.

The arrow did not hit the river more than ten meters away, but instead stuck into the mud on the river bank.

The main character is a mess, but it looks like he has tried his best.

this moment.

Yelu Tiancheng stood on a high place and watched the situation on the river bank from afar.

As the commander, he should have rushed to the front, but now he was considering when to escape without being punished.

……

Soon, the Song army's prisoner bridge was built.

A cavalry team quickly crossed the river, shouting as they crossed: "All Han people in Yanyun who wish to return to Song should quickly take off their armor and weapons, turn up their sleeves to their upper arms, and gather on the river bank!
“All Han people in Yanyun who wish to return to Song should quickly take off their armor and weapons, roll up their sleeves to their upper arms, and gather on the river bank!
……

The sounds were deafening and echoed across both sides of the river.

This was the first time in the Song Dynasty that enemy soldiers surrendered in front of the battlefield.

After hearing this, many Han people in Yanyun looked at their peers around them.

They are waiting.

Once the Song army crossed the river, they could surrender immediately.

And this time.

A Liao general was still shouting at the top of his lungs: "Kill! Kill! Kill all the Song troops! Kill all the Song troops!"

A quarter of an hour later.

The Longyu Army, which was used as light cavalry, was the first to cross the river.

As soon as Xu Mang stepped onto the other side, he shouted, "The Dragon Feather Army, the personal army of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is here. Do the Liao army dare to fight?"

"The Dragon Feather Army, the personal army of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is here. Do the Liao army dare to fight?"

"The Dragon Feather Army, the personal army of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is here. Do the Liao army dare to fight?"

Xu Mang shouted three times.

The Liao soldiers and Han people in Yanyun on the shore were all quieted down by the shouting.

The Longyu Army was the strongest branch of the Song Dynasty, and its greatest achievement was destroying the Iron Harriers of Western Xia.

tread!tread!tread!
More and more Song troops crossed the river, well-equipped and full of murderous intent.

At this time.

Yelu Tiancheng looked at his deputy general and said, "Leave 10,000 soldiers on the right wing to cover the rear. Tell them to continue to drive the Han people of Yanyun forward. Let's retreat."

"Don't tell Xiao Zizheng (the commander of the right wing) that we are retreating. Tell him to go ahead and we are providing support."

"Yes." The deputy general bowed.

Yelu Tiancheng had never liked Xiao Zizheng, but now that he let him and his personal soldiers die here, he felt that it was a worthy death.

And the death of these ten thousand people will be exchanged for his innocence in guarding the border, which is totally worth it.

Immediately, Yelu Tiancheng put on his military armor, mounted his horse, and fled towards Youzhou with his personal guards and several generals.

……

As the Song Dynasty troops continued to arrive at the south bank.

Many Han people in Yanyun took off their armor, threw away their weapons, turned up their sleeves to their upper arms, and scattered them on both sides. Then they walked towards the river bank, shouting: I am willing to join the Song Dynasty as a soldier! I am willing to join the Song Dynasty as a soldier!

The Song soldiers all kept their promise.

No harm was done to any of the Yanyun people who turned up their sleeves to their upper arms.

soon.

Han Qi and Han Qi led their troops to the front and fought with the 10,000 Liao soldiers who stayed behind.

"Comrades, kill the Liao dogs and take back our homeland!"

The Song soldiers showed mercy to the Han people in Yanyun, but they killed the Liao soldiers on horseback whenever they could and did not take any prisoners.

Xiao Zizhen, a deputy general of the Liao army, fought desperately. After waiting for half an hour and nearly half of his soldiers were killed, he realized that Yelu Tiancheng must have run away with his troops.

He also wanted to retreat, but it was too late.

At this moment, these people were already at the end of their strength.

When Han Qi and Xu Mang learned that Yelu Tiancheng led nearly 40,000 soldiers to flee towards Youzhou, they immediately chased after him.

The battlefield on the river bank can be quickly cleaned up by leaving 10,000 soldiers behind.

……

Zhao Zhen and Su Liang on the shore kept receiving news from the other side of the river.

When the two men learned that the Song army had inflicted heavy losses on 10,000 Liao soldiers, there was no expression on their faces.

When the two learned that Yelu Tiancheng was fleeing frantically and even abandoned his war horse Junjia, there was still no expression on their faces.

However, when someone told Zhao Zhen and Su Liang that the number of Han people from Yanyun who had surrendered to the Song Dynasty had exceeded 20,000 and was still increasing, Zhao Zhen and Su Liang were so happy that they almost jumped for joy.

"The Han people of Yanyun are loyal to the Song Dynasty. I am very happy about this!"

Zhao Zhen felt very happy.

The number of Han people from Yanyun recruited by the Liao camp opposite was no more than 30,000. Excluding the dead, wounded and those who fled, 20,000 of them have now returned to Song.

The east road is like this.

The gap between the west and middle lanes shouldn't be that big.

This shows that the Song Dynasty was recognized by the vast majority of Han people in Yanyun.

As the saying goes: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

After this battle, Zhao Zhen and Su Liang felt more confident.

Recovering Yanyun is now a sure thing.

From the moment Yelu Hongji increased taxes, plundered people's wealth, and mobilized all his forces, he had already lost to the Song Dynasty.

If this move fails, then the outcome may be a total loss.

……

And this moment.

Yelu Tiancheng and his army were fleeing frantically towards Youzhou.

He didn't expect that the Song soldiers would be so powerful and so fast.

Some soldiers fell off their horses due to speed and were trampled to death by the horses behind them. Some soldiers, fearing death, simply left the team and fled to other places.

In order to preserve his military strength, Yelu Tiancheng had no choice but to order his soldiers to throw away all the food, supplies, and even armor they were transporting.

Use all your strength to escape madly.

After Han Qi and Xu Mang led their troops to chase for fifty miles, they stopped and began to return.

This was the most comfortable battle they had ever fought. The Liao soldiers were simply unable to compete. They could not defeat the Song soldiers, and they could not even outrun them.

If the Song soldiers could pursue the Liao soldiers for more than a hundred miles, they would be able to wipe out at least half of them.

(End of this chapter)