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Volume 7: Joking about drinking the blood of the Huns Chapter 35: Liao and Han Dynasties

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    Update time: 2010-05-14

    After the North Court King Yelu Xidi was defeated by the Song army in the north of Youzhou City, he could only retreat to the north bank of the Qingsha River in the north of Youzhou. After that, the South Court Prime Minister Yelusha, the South Court King Yelu Xiezhen and Xiao Wei gathered in Youzhou.  On the periphery, they did not dare to approach because of the power of the Song army.

    On June 30, the news that the Song army besieged Youzhou reached the Liao Emperor Yelu Xian who was on a hunting trip.  The Khitan established a kingdom in the north where there were many barbarians. This hunting trip was not because the monarch was indulging in pleasure, but because it was necessary to show off his force to the surrounding Jurchen, Shiwei, Mongolian and other tribes.  When they heard that the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty had more than 200,000 soldiers to carry out the Northern Expedition, they were extremely elite. The Han people from Youyan flocked to seek refuge, and the Khitan nobles who followed them were shocked. Some people actually suggested giving up Youji, retreating to western Liaoning, and concentrating on running the northern land.  Only Da Tiyin Brother Yelvxiu stepped forward and was willing to lead the Elite Palace Division's cavalry army south to fight the Song army. Yeluxian greatly appreciated it and immediately ordered the appointment of Brother Yeluxiu as the King of the Beiyuan, commanding the Elite Palace Division's cavalry army to go south for reinforcements.  At the same time, Yelv Xian ordered generals such as Yelu Xidi, Yelu Sha, Yelu Xiezhen, and Xiao Ao who were already fighting on the southern front to join forces to attack the Song army once the palace branch army arrived. Until this moment, the Liao court had not considered a major attack on the Song army.  Song's Northern Expedition had an overall response.

    When the imperial edict to go south to rescue Youzhou came out, the vast imperial camp of the Liao Emperor was like a beehive under attack. With the sound of beehives gathering soldiers and horses everywhere, the Khitan warriors who followed the emperor on the hunt said goodbye to their wives and children, and took them with them.  Wearing clothes, armor, food, and preparing horses for the expedition, groups of cavalry gradually gathered into teams of hundreds and thousands. In less than an hour, 30,000 cavalrymen from Suwei Imperial Camp were already waiting in front of the imperial camp to go out.

    Yelvxian was too weak to ride a horse, so Empress Xiao rode a double camel cart to see off the army.  Brother Yelvxiu was wearing iron armor and a black military robe. When he saw the emperor's camel cart approaching, he stepped forward to say goodbye.  Seeing the mighty and majestic army, Yelv Xian felt happy, and his pale face turned rosy. He suppressed his cough and said in a deep voice: "The Southern Dynasty broke the alliance and broke the treaty, and attacked our Youzhou. In this southern expedition, General  Lead the Gongfen warriors to fight hard and win!"

    Brother Yelvxiu cupped his hands and said, "Brother Xiu, you should do your best." He paused, and seeing that there was still worry in Yelvxian's eyes, he whispered: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if they are defeated, the Song Dynasty will only seize the opportunity."  Just to get the land of Youyan." Yelu Xian nodded when he heard this, and Xiao Chuo's eyes also lit up. Although Brother Xiu was leading an army for the first time, he did not worry about victory but defeat first. He was a very stable and reliable person who is rare among Khitan people.  people.

    This palace branch cavalry army is the most elite army in the entire Liao Dynasty and is the foundation of the Liao Kingdom. Although it is known as a hundred thousand cavalry army, generally only half of the army guards the Liao Emperor and half grazes in the water and grasslands occupied by the royal family. At this time, it suddenly  Hearing that the Song army was attacking Youzhou and other troops could not be mobilized in a hurry, Yelvxian sent 30,000 cavalry troops from the 50,000 palace troops accompanying him to go south to reinforce him. This was a sign of trust to the extreme.  For the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, even if they lost the land of Youyan, the palace was very elite, so how much energy could they retain? Otherwise, how could they suppress the various barbarian tribes that were rising one after another in the north.

    Empress Xiao Chuoping likes to wear Chinese women's costumes and dress up as a Han woman. Today, in order to support the palace troops in Youzhou, she deliberately changed into tight-fitting and narrow-sleeved Khitan women's clothes, which made her look brighter, whiter, and graceful.  , extremely gorgeous, the palaces divided their armies to look up at the two saints, but most of the soldiers' eyes stayed on her body.  She and Brother Yelvxiu were old acquaintances, and Han Derang had reached an alliance with Brother Yelvxiu a few days ago, so Brother Xiu just ignored all opinions and insisted on raising troops to support Youyou.  Under the attention of everyone, Xiao Chuo picked up the gold cup filled with strong wine and whispered: "Your Majesty is too drunk, so I will offer a glass of wine to the Khitan athletes who are going to the battle on his behalf. May you come back victorious!" He held the gold cup in his hand.  With brother Xiu, he picked up a glass and drank it down in one gulp. The wine from the Liao Kingdom was very strong and spicy. Even a bold Khitan woman like Xiao Chuo had to hold back the surging drunkenness after drinking a glass.  Suddenly he turned crimson.  Seeing this, brother Yelu Xiu also drank up the strong wine in the cup and said loudly: "Brother Xiu thanked the Queen for the wine on behalf of the soldiers of the Southern Expedition." This Xiao family is a large family among the Liao people, and Xiao Chuo was a member of the Khitan family when he was young.  A famous beauty, her reputation became even greater after becoming a queen. Seeing her act with such heroic spirit, no less than a man, the cavalry of the Thirty Thousand Palace Division suddenly cheered loudly, the sound was heard for miles, and their morale was also strong to the extreme. Brother Yelu Xiu had just just  Lead the army south.

    The clanging sound of iron armor gradually faded away. Xiao Chuo watched the army marching south, with a hint of worry in his eyes. The Song army of more than 200,000 people attacked Youzhou City day and night. Han De, who was left behind in Youzhou, could only have two troops.  Wan, persisted hard, the city was frightened three times a day, and chaos broke out everywhere, "Han Lang, do you and I still have a chance to meet?" She murmured in her heart, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

    At this moment, at the top of Youzhou City, Han Derang had not slept for three days and three nights. As soon as the Song army came up, they launched a posture of attacking from all sides. They decided to attack the south with Jiedushi Commander Song Xie and Heyang Jiedushi Commander Cui Yan.  To the north, Zhangxin Jiedushi envoy Liu Yu attacked the east, Dingwu Jiedushi envoy Meng Xuanzhe attacked the west, and Pan Mei was appointed as the governor of Youzhou to assist.?There were troops attacking the city from all sides. Cao Han and Mi Xin led the cavalry and Hu Jie troops to station in the southeast of Youzhou, ready to attack the Liao reinforcements who dared to approach Youzhou. Zhao Jiong's imperial camp moved to Huayan Temple in the west of Youzhou City.  In the past few days, he has led the squad in front of the palace to urge the soldiers to attack the city.

    "General Xiao, thank you for your hard work!" Yelvxue saw that Han Derang was still in his armor. When he felt sleepy, he leaned on the desk in the tower to rest for a while. Although he had not slept for two days, he was still in high spirits. Whenever a certain section of the city wall was in danger, he could always calmly calm down.  After assessing the situation, he sent out his elite troops from the northern and southern Yamen Forests to provide support, preventing the Song army from ascending the city.  Yelu Xuegu thought to himself that the dignitaries in the court said that the Han officials in Youzhou were interested in the Southern Dynasty and had double-minded intentions, but they did not see Han people like Han Derang who were more loyal to the Liao court than the Khitan people.  let.  The few Khitan troops he led were the only reinforcements that entered Youzhou.  Since the Song army appeared at the gates of Youzhou City on June 23, rumors abounded in the city. Some said that the Song army had attacked Taiyuan before, but because the people in the city refused to hold on, they burned the city and destroyed it. If Youzhou could not delay,  , is the second Taiyuan. For their own safety, the Han soldiers and people had to sacrifice the city early. Some said that the Khitan people were angry that the Han officials and Han people near Youzhou had defected to the Song Dynasty. Once the Song army retreated, they would destroy the Han people in Youzhou.  Kill them all, or move further north and become slaves to the foreigners.  These two versions of rumors spread more and more widely, and actually aroused great unrest among the people and ordinary Han soldiers. Yelvxue came to Han Derang in ancient times to discuss the matter.

    Han Derang listened to his explanation of his purpose, pondered for a long time, and said: "It had only been three days since the Song troops came to the city, and the rumors in the city were so widespread. They must have made careful efforts to disturb people's hearts. It is not difficult to break this rumor." As he was speaking, suddenly  With a bang, a huge bed crossbow penetrated through the window of the city tower, carrying the strong wind and piercing deeply into the stone wall. Even though the Youzhou city tower was made purely of bricks and stones, it was extremely strong and seemed to be shaking.  Suddenly, the whole room was filled with the buzzing and trembling sound of the huge tail branch of the iron crossbow.  Handerang remained calm, waved his hand to the several guards who came in, and then continued: "Song and Liao are fighting, people's hearts are turning against each other, and the people are at a loss what to do. Brother Yelu is a nobleman of the royal family, and he comes from outside the city, so Derang can borrow from him.  Yelu Xuegu hurriedly said humbly: "As the saying goes, the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the time is right. Since the Song Dynasty army attacked the city, I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. Brother Han is the Great Wall in the south of our Liao Kingdom.  Whatever you say, just tell me." He knew that three generations of the Han family had won the trust of the Liao royal family. Han Derang had been friends with Xiao Chuo since childhood, and Xiao Chuo relied on him as a confidant. Seeing that Yelvxian's health was in decline, and the prince was young, Liao Chuo  The country also has the tradition of a queen mother in power. At this time, most of the nobles in the Khitan tribe yearned for the culture of the Southern Dynasties. Therefore, Yelu Xuegu also respected Han Derang very much and called him brother.

    Seeing that his words were sincere, Han Derang said in a deep voice: "The matter is urgent. I have thought about it and come up with three strategies to deal with it. One is to follow the example of Brother Gu and pretend to convey His Majesty the Emperor's will. All the people in the city will work together to fight against the enemy."  After this battle, all the land and properties abandoned by the Nantou people outside the city were rewarded to the people in the city. Secondly, the soldiers spread rumors that after the Southern Dynasty took Youzhou, they would station the imperial army like Taiyuan. The original Han Dynasty  The soldiers were all used up, and the officials were transferred to the south to idle. They said that the Bianliang soldiers were working hard to clear grass and valleys outside the city. Once they entered the city, the property and lives of the people would be in danger. In the third period, the army patrolled the whole city, but there were people who had gathered without incident.  , arrest them all, and use the power of thunder to calm people's hearts."

    After hearing what he said, Yelu Xuegu took a breath. He knew that Handerang was a person who did not stick to trivial matters to achieve big things, but he did not expect that things like falsely passing on imperial edicts could be said so easily from his mouth.  Blame it, or the court has other arrangements for the abandoned fields outside the city. How should Handerang explain?  But when his brows were burning, it seemed that Han Derang's policy was a good way to save the emergency. He thought for a long time and nodded: "Brother Han is guarding this Youzhou City for the Liao Dynasty. Why learn from ancient times and take on some involvement." The two discussed.  After a while, Yelu Xuegu said goodbye and came out. He saw Han Derang's subordinates and generals running on top of the city, commanding the eight battalions of the Han army to defend the city to the death. The North and South Yamen Camps and the North and South Yulin Camps were the most elite among the Han soldiers.  Han Derang stayed in the west of the city as a reserve force, with the Konghe Camp guarding the west, the Shenwu Camp guarding the north, the Xiongjie Camp guarding the east, and the Xiaowu Camp guarding the south.  In addition to the Han soldiers, a small number of Khitan soldiers who were originally stationed in the city to monitor the Han soldiers also went to the city under the leadership of the military commander to assist in the defense. However, they all hid in the towers and shot arrows, huddled behind the Youzhou Han soldiers.  These Khitan people had stayed in Youzhou for a long time. Not only were their original riding and archery skills ruined, but their archery skills at city defense were not as good as those of the Han soldiers under the control of the Nanjing left-behind yamen.  Those Han soldiers who defended the city despite rain of arrows and bullets looked at the Khitan people who occasionally passed by, and most of them showed a sense of contempt.

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