Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 234 Human Shield
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Yeluyi first asked his clerk in the Liao army's central army tent, "Is there any movement in Baozhou?"

"Not at all."

Yeluyi curled his lips and said with a smile: "What kind of famous general, I think it is exaggerated, and he is also hiding in the city just to protect himself."

But he didn't know that because Yeluzhen didn't find the missing Song army, he didn't want to cause trouble for himself, and felt that there were not many Song troops, so he didn't report a Song army leaving the city.

Xiao Weixin said: "Since the Song army in Baozhou dare not go out of the city, then we should concentrate on defeating the Song army in Pingding and Erzhou. As long as we can annihilate the main force of the Song army here, we will not be far from Yinma Yellow River."

"Yes. It seems that the Song army intends to rescue Wangdu this time. If so, just lure the Song people to Wangdu city to fight."

"Well, this is a good idea. When the Song people arrive at Wangdu City, we only need to send Qingqi to cut off the Song people's food roads. No matter how many Song people come, they will never come back." Yeluyi first said, stroking his beard.

At this moment, the clerk interrupted hesitantly: "Deployment, the food that should have arrived yesterday still hasn't arrived."

"Huh? What's going on? Brother Xiao is dying? Send someone to ask him again! If he can't give a satisfactory reason, then bring me his head!" Yeluyi was angry first.Does Brother Xiao think that marching and fighting are child's play?There was no food distribution for three consecutive days, although there is no shortage of food in the army, if the news gets out, it will definitely shake the morale of the army, Yeluyi has already thought of that brother Xiao Buge's head as a sacrifice to the flag.

But he didn't think at all whether his grain way was copied by others.In his opinion, it is impossible for Song people to be so bold.

At the same time, Xiao Buge, who was stationed in Huangfu Town, Zhuozhou and was in charge of supplying food and grass to the front line, was also wondering.He asked his subordinates: "Has the person sent out returned? Why has there been no news from the south for three days?"

The general under his command said anxiously, "Could something have happened?"

Brother Xiao scratched his head and ordered an officer: "Hua Chiya, take 100 people and go to Hebei immediately to see what happened."

The stout Khitan man immediately took orders: "Yes, my lord, I will set off right away."

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The distance of [-] miles was reached in a short time of fast horse whipping. On the way, Hua Chiya overtook a convoy of grain and grass and a flock of sheep sent to the front line.But what surprised him was that he didn't see any troops returning from Hebei.

This matter is indeed too strange. For three days in a row, there was not even a messenger from Hebei.Even if something serious happens, you should send someone to report it, right?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help becoming more worried, and rushed into the discussion room at full speed.However, the scene in the arena surprised him.There are large herds of cattle and sheep and carts of grain and fodder. It seems that the grain and fodder for these animals that have been transported from Huangfudian in the past few days have all been here after they arrived.This this……

He hastened to rein in the horse, and called out to a man who was feeding the horse not far away, ready to ask for clarification, but with this voice, he saw a black shadow flashing on the roof, and he fell off without even feeling the pain. Get off your horse.When the pain hit, his strength was also lost along with the blood, and only his increasingly dim eyes saw that his soldiers were also lying on the ground in disorder, and some soldiers wearing Song Army armor were making up for them.

After killing all the Liao troops who broke into the market, Yan Shenghu walked over to see Hua Chiya's body, and said to himself: "It seems that the Liao people have become suspicious. You must report to the patrol immediately. side."

In the afternoon, after capturing two transport convoys of the Liao people on the Quchang side as in the previous few days, a group of Liao cavalry from the north came galloping like lightning.Because they ran faster, the Liao people didn't notice any abnormalities after rushing into the stockade, and went straight to the north gate.But just after they all entered the gate of the village, crossbows suddenly shot like rain from the wall behind them, immediately nailing a group of cavalrymen to the ground.These Liao people didn't know how they died.

Seeing that all the Liao army had been hit by arrows, Zheng Shiwu brought people out of the house to inspect the corpses.After seeing a Liao man dressed as an officer among them, he imitated it in his arms, and took out an order written in Khitan.Naturally, he couldn't read the Khitan language, so he hurriedly sent it to Li Buqi.Soon, the interpreter translated the order and read it to Li Buqi.Li Buqi smiled slightly: "Mr. Yeluyi is suspicious. He should send an army to check soon. Our good days are coming to an end."

Facts have proved that Li Buqi is right.On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yeluyi knew that something had happened without getting a report, and immediately ordered the generals stationed in the north of Mancheng to send troops to investigate what happened in Zhuozhou and Yizhou.

Yixian's order was carried out immediately, and the Liao people dispatched [-] cavalry before dawn.

At dawn, these cavalry arrived at the entrance of the Great Wall, and galloped all the way into the stockade at the south entrance.After most of the Liao army entered the stockade, the Song army fired all bows and crossbows.None of the Liao troops who entered the stockade survived.

But the five hundred cavalry formed a very long formation during the rapid movement, and it was impossible to fit them all into the stockade, so a few messengers ran away.In the afternoon, the scout came flying back: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Yang Shiqing on the gate of the village poked his head out and asked, "How many people are there?"

"At least two thousand, all cavalry!"

Yang Shiqing immediately ordered: "Blow the horn! Let's fight!"

The team quickly assembled with their backs against the wall of the village, and Yang Shiqing rode in front of the formation and shouted: "Avenge the death of the fathers and elders in the city!"

These days, Li Buqi asked all the soldiers to listen to the people in the city captured by the Liao army to tell their tragic experiences.These young men of eighteen or nineteen years old were already filled with righteous indignation, and their chests were filled with anger.Yang Shiqing's shout had not yet fallen, and there was a stormy voice in the formation: "Revenge! Revenge!"

Just after midnight, the news that the entrance of the Great Wall was occupied by the Song army was reported to Mr. Yeluyi.Yeluyi calmly asked the officer who came to report: "Where did these Song people come from? How many are there?"

The officer said: "Judging from the banner of the Song Army, it seems to be the Song Army under Li Buqi's command in Baozhou. Today, the Song Army has at least 3000 people fighting, but there are hills and fortresses blocking it, so I can't see how much is hidden." People. General Yelu Mawu attacked with 5000 cavalry, but was captured by the Song army with bows and crossbows, and then used cavalry to attack the flanks, resulting in a major defeat, with more than a thousand dead. Later, General Yeluzhen attacked with [-] people, and the Song army tied us Khitans Using them as shields in front of the formation, we took advantage of our army's hesitation to shoot with bows and crossbows, and our army suffered heavy casualties, so we had to retreat."

"What? Bind the Khitan people in front of the formation as shields?" Not only Yeluyi first, but everyone in the big tent gasped—this is not the style of Song people. Why are these Song people so crazy?

But the officer who reported the letter said: "Exactly! The people of Song Dynasty also wrote a large piece of writing on the city wall, saying that it is'Eat for an tooth, wash blood with blood'."

"Eat for an eye, wash blood with blood?" Everyone gasped again, wondering why the cowardly Song people would shout such a slogan.

"I understand!" Overseer Xiao Weixin said after thinking for a long time: "This must be Song people's revenge for our army, and every time our army attacks the city, they will attack the city with captured Song people."

Hearing what he said, everyone felt reasonable.But Yeluyi sneered and said: "The tone is not small. It's just how many people can they have? If there are too many people, Yeluzhen's idiot can't help but notice it. The Song army goes deep alone. As long as we attack with heavy troops, we will definitely wipe them out." What's an 'eye for an eye, blood for blood'?"

Xiao Weixin also felt that this was an inevitable thing, and immediately said: "Please deploy and dispatch troops quickly. This food road must not be cut off by the people of Song Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)