Song Dynasty

Chapter 343 Khitan is Dead
Textbook cavalry tactics.

The solid ground, gentle and sloping grasslands are definitely suitable for the charge of large cavalry.And this slope restricts the infantry's marching speed, making it impossible to organize into a decent thick infantry formation.Otherwise, once the heavy armored soldiers of the Liao people gather together and rely on iron armor, spears, crossbows, shields, and spears to defend to the death, if they want to gnaw them out, the white army may have to pay a big price.

Seeing the head of Yelu Ma Wu being picked up on the tip of the big spear by the young general from the Song Dynasty, the remaining courage of the Khitan people disappeared.They screamed loudly and fled in all directions.In order to speed up, they also threw away the weapons in their hands and took off their heavy armor while running.But what the white army needs to do is simple, ride the horse and rush up, waving the flail in your hand and hitting the enemy's vest.

Tabai Qingqi was condescending, and the war horse had already run away.Not to mention that the Liao people only had two legs, even if they rode on war horses, they would not be able to escape their pursuit under such circumstances.

After catching up for a while, when the horse ran out of strength, Ta Bai pulled the reins, changed horses and continued to pursue.

With so many war horses available, they had firmly controlled the battlefield with a radius of tens of miles, and they were not afraid of the Liao people fleeing.

At this time, Yue Yun was too lazy to kill those Khitan people who had lost their souls, and it was not the actions of a hero to hurt an enemy who has no resistance.Anyway, beheading Ma Wu, an old opponent, has completely released the depression that has been accumulated in his heart for a long time.

He had already dismounted from his horse, stood under the banner on the hill, and ordered loudly: "Give me the order, and the soldiers should not be in a hurry. They dispersed in small groups, interspersed with each other, and intercepted the Liaogou's return path, one bite at a time." Eat them all. Today, none of the Khitan leather rooms are allowed to escape."

The messenger suddenly agreed.

Looking down from the hill, the fields and gentle hills are full of the vigorous figures of the light cavalry squad.

The Khitan who had lost their command had already turned into headless chickens, running away in panic in groups here and there.

Yiqian Tabai has been divided into more than a dozen towns, and they are connected in a string, pulling out a thin line of shining black luster on the ground, stabbing towards the crowd of Khitan people one by one.

Every time there was an impact, there was a mess of flesh and blood around him.

Time passed moment by moment, the Liao people kept falling, and in the end, it was unknown who started it.The Khitan people, who had no way to go to the sky and no way to go to the earth, knelt on the ground with a plop and surrendered.

Since Daliao was destroyed by Jurchen and more than half of the elite was taken away by Yelu Dashi, the last Khitan essence was completely destroyed in this battle.

Khitan's last blood was shed, and from now on it has completely become a historical term.

……

It was getting dark, and before one knew it, the bloody battle had come to an end.

Yue Yun's Chinese army banner was still flying on the hill, and some soldiers lit up piles of bonfires, illuminating the whole field like daytime.

The group of Ta Bai who had chased the enemy's rout came back. Although they were extremely tired, they could not hide their joy.Next to their horse's head, there is a ferocious human head, and almost everyone has captured it.

Someone had already pulled the reins of the war horse and handed over a bowl of hot rice wine.

After drinking the wine in the bowl in one gulp, the knight jumped off the horse, swayed into the tent that had already been set up, and fell asleep.

Another long dragon of torches approached, followed by the sound of clattering footsteps.Looking closely, it was the cavalry who came over with hundreds of captives.

These captives were all tall and big, and they were full of arrogance.At this moment, they were tied upside down with thin ropes and their thumbs were cut upside down, and they moved silently towards each other.

As expected of the last essence of the Liao Kingdom, these Khitans who have fought all their lives held their heads high, their faces full of pride.

Immediately, several Tabai soldiers got annoyed, raised their whips and whipped them on their heads, cursing: "Aren't you very good, why, don't be captured by grandpa?"

After eating the whip, the Khitan man neither resisted nor screamed, just grunted and raised his head again.

"He's such a stubborn guy who won't admit defeat, hehe, I'll let you all know how powerful grandpa is!" You Tabai sneered.

"Kill them, kill them!"

……

Yue Yun got on his horse and walked over slowly, when suddenly he roared loudly like a thunderbolt: "Khitan—dead!"

Everyone wondered, didn't the Liao dog die in the hands of the Jurchen tartars a few years ago? What did General Ying Xiang mean by this sentence?
But after thinking about it, he suddenly understood.

Yes, the Liao Kingdom was established by the Khitans, but it is not equal to the Khitans.In fact, at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, when the Khitan captured the Sixteen States of Yanyun, their number of troops was only tens of thousands.However, the Liao Kingdom is a large country with a population of several hundred to tens of millions, including the Han, Khitan, Xi, and Bohai ethnic groups.

After more than 100 and 200 years of living together, the various ethnic groups have intermarried and merged with each other. In fact, they are already a Han ethnic group, and there is no difference between them.To put it bluntly, the Liao Kingdom is a country of the Han people.

At that time, the Liao people in Yanyun all called themselves Han people, and the Song people were called men to show the difference.

However, as leather warriors, no matter their bloodlines, what language they speak, or what etiquette system they believe in, they still call themselves Khitan, and what they inherit is the unique fighting spirit of Khitan warriors starting from Aguda.

They also firmly believe that even though Daliao has already perished, as long as there is this breath and spirit, Daliao will one day be restored and stand tall in the forest of East Asian nations.

But today, the bravery they relied on was completely shattered by Yue Yun. After the entire army was annihilated, the Khitan also perished.

Hearing Yue Yun's cry, suddenly, the group of captives began to cry loudly at the same time.

"Khitan, Khitan!"

"Heaven destroys my Daliao!"

A wounded old soldier was crying and spitting out the blood one by one, onto his chest where the wolf's head was stabbed.

The wolf was covered in blood and was dying.

……

Seeing this tragic scene, all the white soldiers suddenly had a feeling of witnessing history.From being so powerful to being invincible to today, it is finally sunset.

Yue Yun originally had the idea of ​​slaughtering these three thousand fierce enemies, but he lost interest after seeing this situation.Up to now, all the pride in Khitan's bones has been completely wiped out by him. Even if they live in this world, these 3000 troops are just ordinary Hebei signing troops, Yanyun Han'er, not worth mentioning.

"Find Yelv Ma Wu's body, sew up his head, and bury him generously!" Yue Yun took off the head from the point of the gun and handed it to the guards around him, sighing: "A good opponent who can bring out such a strong army, It deserves respect."

"In addition, Haosheng will take care of the captives, provide them with food and clothing, and do not abuse them. Their war is over. In addition, send a quick horse to the south to liaise with the military envoy, and tell him that I, Yue Yun, have captured the five heads of Yeluma and wiped out the Khitan Pishi. Ask him to come and join me quickly."

……

The annoying autumn rain finally stopped.

After winning a hearty victory, Yue Yun immediately led his army northward to capture Fuhedu.

With this shallow and wading river, Tabai can advance and retreat freely whether he is going west to fight Wanyan Xiyin's cavalry or going east to rescue Anlu.

However, at this time, he was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do next.

At this time, Wang Shen's scouts came, contacted Yue Yun, and said that he could come to join Ta Bai immediately, and asked Ta Bai to guard the river for now and not to move rashly.

Yue Yun was overjoyed when he heard the news: "The military envoy came so fast, I can feel at ease with him here, hehe, Lao Tzu's Bei Wei army finally came!"

After resting at the mouth of the river for a day, Wang Shen's army finally arrived.The cavalry army of Beiwei, Tabai, and Chen Lanruo combined has reached [-] troops, and most of them are cavalry. It can be said that Wang Shen is the most powerful mobile force at hand.

In the future, the three cavalry units on hand in Wang Shen's plan finally gathered today.

After several days of non-stop driving, Wang Shen's face was tired and his body was covered in wet mud, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.Seeing Yue Yun, he stretched out his hand and punched him hard on the shoulder: "My boy, you actually killed Ma Wu, you are worthy of being the number one warrior in our army, and my expectations of you were not in vain. How was the result? "

"That's right, who am I, it's nothing to take care of a Ma Wu." Yue Yun laughed triumphantly; "Even if you don't come, let alone a mere Ma Wu, I will take care of even Wanyan Xiyin .This battle can be done. We will behead [-] people and take [-] prisoners.”

Wang Shen sat on the chair with a smile and asked, "Where is the loss?"

"64 were killed in battle, and more than 130 people were slightly or seriously injured."

"About [-]% casualties, a little big. However, I am very satisfied." Wang Shen nodded: "However, it is not bad to have captured more than [-] people. The Liao people are all good at fighting, and most of them are good at bow and horse, but Supplement into the stepping white army."

Wang Shen was not worried about the loyalty of these captives.These people are all Yanyun Han sons. After Khitan destroyed the country, they were not allowed to serve as Jurchen servants. They were also aggrieved in their hearts, and they also hated the Jin people for their country and family.Now, after Ma Wu's death, they lost the object of allegiance.Moreover, this place is more than ten thousand miles away from Yanyun, so I am not afraid of them defecting.Wang Shen is confident that these captives will be tempered in the big furnace of the Sizhou Army for a while, change their three views, and make them useful elite soldiers.

The Khitan nation is actually extinct. In terms of blood and culture, these captives and the soldiers of the Sizhou Army are all Chinese descendants.

But Yue Yun quit: "Military envoy, with so many good soldiers, even if you want to recruit them, you have to join my Beiwei army. This battle is fought by me, so naturally you have to pick people first. Otherwise, you will The white stepping army is also entrusted to me."

Hearing his yell, several officers of the White Army looked at each other in blank dismay, and they fought together in bloody battle, but in the end the advantage was taken by Beiwei.

Fang Worong said: "If General Ying Xiang has lost some important points, we will be happy. However, our army has lost a lot, so we have to make up for it first. The soldiers are strong and strong, so I'm afraid we won't look down on these prisoners."

"Why don't you like it, I just like it." Yue Yun rolled his eyes strangely.

(End of this chapter)