A few days later, Brother Yelu Xiu and his 40,000 elite cavalry finally crossed the Yanshan line and entered the northern suburbs of Youzhou.
However, waiting there were one hundred thousand elite Song troops.
As early as a few days ago, Zhao Kuangyin predicted that Youzhou City could not hold on because Liao reinforcements were on the way.
Reinforcements are hope. Yelv Xiezhen and Han Derang all pinned their hopes on defending Youzhou City on Brother Yelv Xiu's reinforcements.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't have the guts to devote his troops to siege the city. Moreover, Youzhou City was so big. Even if 256,000 people surrounded the city on three levels, there would only be a few that could be used to attack the city. Just tens of thousands of people.
So Zhao Kuangyin mobilized all the extra troops to the Gaoliang River area in the north.
Zhao Kuangyin had a hunch that Brother Yelvxiu's reinforcements would definitely attack his besieging army from this direction. The key to determining Youzhou's ownership was not whether he could conquer Youzhou in time, but the battle between him and Brother Yelvxiu. .
In the early morning of this day, he finally waited for the enemy.
On the royal horse, Zhao Kuangyin stared northward, as far as the end of the wilderness. In the rolling dust and mist, there was a thin black line slowly moving.
The Khitan cavalry finally arrived.
The one hundred thousand soldiers of the Song Army who were waiting in formation immediately became nervous and subconsciously held the weapons in their hands tighter.
The iron cavalry was rolling, the dark line on the horizon became thicker, and the long and distant horn sounded from the sky, empty as if it came from another world.
Zhao Kuangyin¡¯s face was calm and showed no trace of fear. He just raised his hand slightly.
The flags were waving, orders were passed down from level to level, and the infantry formations stretched for miles. Weapons were drawn out of their scabbards one after another. The soldiers held their weapons tightly and stared wide-eyed. He looked nervously at the approaching enemy.
The earth is shaking and the eardrums are rumbling.
The soldiers had uneasy looks on their faces.
For more than forty years, several generations of the Central Plains dynasties and countless sons and daughters of the Han family have been under the threat of the Khitan cavalry at all times. They live in fear all day long. I don¡¯t know which day the Khitan cavalry will step through again. their home.
Forty years later. The day has finally come when the shame will be washed away and the fear will end.
Even if they are afraid, even if the enemy's cavalry is ruthless, they must resolutely take up arms for glory, for their country, and for themselves. Make this fateful battle.
At the end of the avenue, the black line becomes thicker and thicker, moving southward faster and faster.
Finally, the image of the enemy came into view.
The torrent of iron armor is like a black tide. The overwhelming attack came, the black armor reflected the faint cold light, it was gloomy and strange, like the devil's soldiers rushing out from hell.
Zhao Kuangyin¡¯s silent blood started to burn in an instant.
Sitting in the Jinluan Palace, enjoying the fine clothes and fine food, the gentle fragrance of the beautiful woman is like water, all kinds of imperial joys, but they are not worth the excitement of the iron and blood on the battlefield.
In an instant, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to have returned to the turbulent days of the battlefield. The pleasure brought to him by galloping on the battlefield could not be replaced by any luxury.
Facing the rolling enemy cavalry, Zhao Kuangyin smiled.
He slowly pulled out his sword, pointed the sharp cold blade at the enemy, mobilized all his strength, and said loudly: "My athletes, for the sake of the Song Dynasty, for the glory of the Han people, and for your wives, children, and children, today, with I will stand side by side and fight to the death with the Khitan Hulu!"
The loud bell-like sound inspired people's hearts. The soldiers around them were excited and shouted in unison: "Fight to the death!"
First there were hundreds, then thousands, then tens of thousands, and finally, 100,000 Song troops, like crazed beasts, shouted "Fight to the death!"
The roars of countless people gathered together, rumbling like the earth was shattering, surpassing the sound of the enemy's horse hooves, and changing the color of the wind and clouds.
The originally ferocious expression of the Liao knight who was sprinting was now terrifying.
One hundred thousand soldiers of the Song Dynasty roared in unison, deeply shocking them.
Brother Yelvxiu, who was riding in the group, was also shaken by the rumbling sound of thunder and wind. He suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
For the first time in his life, Brother Yelvxiu felt afraid.
But, that doesn¡¯t matter anymore.
The arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Neither he nor Zhao Kuangyin on the other side had any choice.
The Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were like two trains speeding towards each other on the railway tracks.The speed has reached its maximum, and a collision is inevitable.
"Zhao Kuangyin, let's fight to the death!"
Brother Yelvxiu no longer hesitated, whipped his horse, waved the mace in his hand, and charged towards the 100,000 Song army.
A few minutes later, two huge beasts collided with each other on the plain north of Youzhou City.
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In the western sky, the sunset pressed tightly against the earth like traces of blood. The vast wasteland gradually dimmed, and the air was filled with a pungent burnt smell and a strong smell of blood.
Several plump crows that had just been fed flew around a big tree several times, landed on a dead branch, and carelessly combed their feathers with sharp pecks stained with residual blood.
Blood soaked almost every inch of the land, forming a large disgusting dark red swamp. Countless mutilated limbs were scattered across the swamp.
The doctors were scattered on the battlefield, looking for survivors among the dead. Occasionally they found a dead one, and they excitedly called their companions to help.
Shi Wei stood on his horse among the corpses everywhere, looking at the tragic scene around him, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Master Shi, there is another Khitan here, he seems to be an official."
Shi Wei recovered from his fugue and drove his horse over, followed by Xiong Qingye and several other guards.
Under a war horse that died tragically and fell to the ground, there was a middle-aged Khitan man whose face was stained with blood. The man was dying and still lingering.
Shi Wei took a closer look, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
This remaining Khitan turned out to be Brother Yelvxiu.
¡°I didn¡¯t expect that this guy was so lucky. All 40,000 Liao soldiers were wiped out, but he miraculously still managed to survive.
Shi Wei knelt down and looked at Brother Yelvxiu with a smile, "I say General Yelu, your life is really tough. You are not dead yet."
The dying Brother Yelvxiu opened his eyes. When he recognized Shi Wei in front of him, he opened his mouth and spurted blood.
"General Yelu, you sent Gao Ba to chase me, but today you fell into my hands again. Do you think this is retribution?"
Shi Wei remembers the scene when his life was hanging by a thread, and still has lingering fear in his heart. He naturally harbors hatred for Brother Yelvxiu, who was the instigator behind the scenes.
When enemies meet, of course they have to express their anger.
Brother Yelvxiu gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "I only hate I only hate"
He probably wanted to scold Shi Wei, but unfortunately he lost too much blood and his breath was weak, so he couldn't spit out just a few words.
Shi Wei sighed: "I know you want to scold me, but seeing that you are still so virtuous, you might as well save yourself. Keeping your tone may be able to save your life."
Brother Yeluxiu was so angry that he vomited blood again.
In fact, Brother Yeluxiu wanted to harm him at first, and Shi Wei wanted him to die. If he had found out just now, he might have covered the old guy to death.
It¡¯s just that now other doctors have seen that if Shi Wei doesn¡¯t save such a heavyweight prisoner as Brother Yelvxiu, I¡¯m afraid the emperor will also blame him.
Having no other choice, Shi Wei had no choice but to order his men to move the war horse that was pressing down on Brother Yelvxiu.
Xiong Qingye directed his men, No. 7 and 8, to use all their strength and carefully lift the poor war horse away.
When everyone saw the whole picture of Brother Yelvxiu, they all gasped in unison.
It turned out that Brother Yelvxiu¡¯s lower body had been crushed to pieces, and even his intestines and stomach were squeezed out. He looked extremely horrible and disgusting.
With the injury like this, even in modern times, there would probably be no way to save it.
Shi Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone: "He is so damaged that he cannot be cured. Don't worry about him anymore. Let's find another survivor."
Although the doctors around him were not as skilled as Shi Wei, they also knew that Brother Yeluxiu's injury was incurable, so they all left.
Around him, only Xiong Qingye and a few close confidants were left.
Shi Wei squatted down again, looked at Brother Yelvxiu's "rotten body", and sighed: "Why do you think you are doing this? I have told you before that the current Song Dynasty is no longer the same as those of the previous generations. The little imperial court can let you Khitans bully you, but you just don¡¯t listen, and the trouble has become like this, you are satisfied.¡±
"I, the Daliao cavalry, are invincible, and I will take back Yanyun one day to repay today's shame!" Brother Yelu Xiu didn't know where he got the strength to squeeze out such a long sentence from his teeth.
Shi Wei sneered: "Forget it, stop bragging. Without Yan Yun, you will just be like the Huns and Turks, just sitting in the grass."Leave the sheep alone for a few years, wash their necks, and wait for the Song Dynasty to eradicate the weeds. "
Shi Wei¡¯s words were quite poisonous, and he thought that it would be a bit unkind to start a verbal war with the person he wanted to die.
Brother Yeluxiu was so aggrieved by Shi Wei's prodding that he couldn't even breathe, and he was gushing blood again.
??Looking at his virtue, he is probably at the last moment.
Shi Wei simply decided to give him another ride, so he leaned down and said with a mysterious smile: "Brother Yelvxiu, do you want to know why your emperor Yelvxian suddenly fell ill that night in the library? "
Brother Yeluxiu¡¯s eyes suddenly widened.
Shi Wei put his ear close to his ear and whispered something in a low voice.
After hearing this, Brother Yeluxiu¡¯s eyes were so bloodshot that they almost burst out. He glared at Shi Wei as if he wanted to eat him.
"You, you, ah¡ª¡ª"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, his mutilated body twitched violently, and then died.
Seeing Shi Wei pissing Brother Yeluxiu to death with just a few words, Xiong Qingye was greatly surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what happened in the library that day?"
Shi Wei smiled and said nothing, and turned to look at the head of Youzhou City.
Under the setting sun, the blood-stained flag of the Song Dynasty was hung high on the top of the city, fluttering in the wind.
¡°I don¡¯t know why, but suddenly, he felt homesick. ! ~!
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