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Volume 1: Crisis in Zhuxian Town Chapter 817: Tragic Victory

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    At the same time that Yelu Dege was defeated, on the right battlefield, Jiang Wei was leading his army to besiege Han Yanzhi's cavalry. Han Yanzhi was about to be wiped out.

    However, a group of Han troops suddenly came from the rear. The leader was a tall and thick man holding a golden clang, which suddenly opened a gap in the Liao army's lineup.

    The clothes and armor of these Han soldiers are also very unique. They are not wearing black clothes and black armor, but golden armor.

    "Brother Han, don't panic! Chen Gang is here to save you!" Chen Gang, the commander of the Forbidden Army, led 20,000 Forbidden Army troops and rushed over.  They came to support the right wing after defeating Yelu Dege.

    Originally, I was worried that it was too late, but it seemed that luckily, although the armored cavalry suffered heavy casualties and were almost at the end of their rope, they had not completely collapsed.

    The arrival of 20,000 fresh troops immediately boosted the morale of the Han army. However, when the Liao army was in sight of victory, it suddenly fell short. Jiang Wei felt as depressed as he could.

    And at this time, the Golden Wolf Army had been fighting for several hours. The soldiers were exhausted physically and suffered a quarter of their strength. However, when the Forbidden Army attacked Yelu Dege, they won in a short period of time and were very physically strong.  Chen Gang took the lead, charging forward with open arms and wide open doors, which was unstoppable. Wherever the war horse went, the enemy troops fell to the ground one after another.

    When Han Yan saw the reinforcements arriving, he cheered up from despair. He felt extremely ashamed when he thought that he was commanding the most elite troops but was almost annihilated by the enemy.  He immediately raised his spear and shouted loudly: "Our armored cavalry are the best of the best in the Han army, and now we have fallen to the point of being rescued by the imperial army living in the deep palace compound Han was really speechless and went to see his third brother.  You are still a man. Just rush up with me and take Jiang Wei's head. To thank your comrades in the Forbidden Army!"

    As a result, the armored cavalry who were still struggling to hold on suddenly seemed like a different person. They all gnashed their teeth and vowed to kill the Golden Wolf Army in front of them. They all rushed forward desperately to let the Golden Wolf Army's offensive  Can't help but hesitate

    And just like that, the Forbidden Army broke through the outer lineup of the Golden Wolf Army.  Rushed into the core and joined the besieged cataphracts.

    After the two armies joined forces, there were more than 25,000 people, but after a lot of fighting, the Golden Wolf Army only had more than 15,000 people left.

    Jiang Wei saw that it was no longer possible to completely annihilate Han Yanzhi. When the enemy's reinforcements arrived, his morale was greatly boosted.  Our own soldiers are also exhausted.  If he continues to struggle with them, he is afraid that he will be annihilated.

    He is not a foolish young man who only knows how to show off his bravery, but a general who is both wise and brave.  In this case, he decisively chose to retreat, merged with the main force of his Chinese army, and prepared to shrink the defense line.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? When he retreated to the middle, he found that the Liao army in the middle had completely collapsed and was retreating in a panic. He immediately realized that Queen Yelupu was in danger.

    Therefore, Jiang Wei immediately ordered the Golden Wolf Army to use all its strength to resist the Han Army Wei Sheng's troops rushing over from the center.  Cover Yelupu's rapid retreat.

    Wei Sheng was very depressed. He originally thought that after the Liao army collapsed in the middle.  If he quickly reaches the rear of the Liao army, he might be able to capture Yelvpu quickly. That would definitely be his first achievement, and he might be able to end the Northern Expedition early.  But Cheng Yaojin, who came out halfway, shattered his dream of making great achievements.

    However, Jiang Wei's life was not easy. Chen Gang and Han Yanzhi quickly came from behind and surrounded him. In the end, although he completed the task of blocking the Han army, only dozens of horses escaped. Jin  The wolf army was almost completely wiped out.

    The sky was getting dark, and the whole day of fierce fighting had brought the physical strength of the soldiers of the Han and Liao armies to the limit.  Under such circumstances, it is already unbearable for both sides to continue fighting.  The Battle of Yanshan was officially over at this time.

    The cruelty of the Yanshan battle made all the Han generals frown. Although no generals were killed, the losses were very heavy.  More than 80% of the armored cavalry were killed, and more than half of the Beiwei Army, Forbidden Army, and Yue Yun's soldiers were killed, and Yue Yun was slightly injured.  According to post-war statistics, more than 60,000 Han soldiers were killed, and almost all of the more than 80,000 people alive were injured.

    Of course, the Liao army suffered more heavy casualties than the Han army. The most elite Golden Wolf Army was also completely wiped out. King Yelu Dege of the Beiyuan died in the battle. The other Liao army also suffered more than half casualties, with more than 80,000 people killed.  This is a cruel war that hurts both sides.  It took three days to bury the bodies after the light battle.

    This time, Yue Yun and Yelu Pu finished their head-on battle. One launched a surprise attack and attacked the enemy from the right wing, while the other firmly defended the central front and adopted a strategy of breaking through in the middle to remain unchanged in response to changes.  Judging from the situation, the two were tied.  However, since the Han army's weapons and equipment were better than those of the Liao army, in general, the Han army had a slight advantage.

      However, such a war of attrition and such heavy casualties made the Han army feel a little unbearable.

    Before the Han Army¡¯s Northern Expedition, they also analyzed the composition of the Liao Army and found that only 40% of them were Khitans, 30% were Hans, and the other 30% were other northern foreign races.

    Therefore, even wise men like Yue Yun and Lu You believed that after the war broke out, the Han soldiers in the Liao army would defect on the battlefield.  They thought that the battle with the Liao Army would be the same as the previous attack on the Jin Army, with an easy victory, but they did not expect that the enemy would be so tenacious and fight so fiercely, with few even surrendering.

    Many generals are thinking, if the Han army suffered such heavy casualties in the battle of Yanshan, what will happen in future battles?  If the Liao army refuses to surrender in every battle, can the Han soldiers continue to endure such a tragic war?  Will they waver in their will to fight?

    After all, the senior generals from Yue Yun on down all know that the alien races in the north are a serious threat to the Han people and must be eradicated to ensure the security of Han's borders.  But those middle and lower-level officers and soldiers don't know that.

    In the evening, when Yue Yun and a group of generals visited the injured soldiers, some soldiers asked: The Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, and the Liao Kingdom has not gone south to invade the Han Dynasty, why should we go north to attack others?  This left Yue Yun speechless.  It was impossible for him to explain to these soldiers that the foreign races in the north would definitely become a serious problem for the Han people in the future, so they should be strangled in the cradle first.

    Fortunately, Lu You had an idea and brought out the fact that the Liao army had occupied Shaanxi and attacked Sichuan. He said that the Liao army was determined to destroy us. Although it was difficult to fight them now, we could still win after all. If we ignored them, we would wait until they became stronger.  After getting up and going south, the second Jingkang disaster will inevitably occur.

    After this explanation, the confusion in the hearts of the Han soldiers was resolved.

    This incident also sounded the alarm to Yue Yun and other generals.  In the past, the Han army's battles were relatively smooth, so the soldiers' war weariness was not obvious, but now they are fighting on other people's territory, and the fighting is so difficult, the soldiers are prone to war weariness.  This is one of the things to be careful about.

    Another problem is that the Han people in the Liao Kingdom do not welcome the arrival of the Han army.  They seemed to agree more with the rule of the Liao Kingdom.  This reminded Yue Yun of what happened thirty-one years ago when Dong Guan, Zhong Shidao and others of the Northern Song Dynasty led an army to the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom in an attempt to seize the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. At that time, after they entered the land of Youyan, they originally thought they would  Gained the welcome and support of the people.  But they didn't expect that the local people responded very coldly to their arrival.

    "It seems that the people of these Youyan lands now regard us as invaders as before!" Yue Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly.  It seems that the foundation of Liao's rule in the north is really deep-rooted.  It is really difficult to shake it in a short time.

    After resting for a few days, the follow-up troops of the Han army arrived one after another and escorted a large amount of supplies.  After replenishing their troops, the Han army launched an offensive again. After paying heavy casualties, they finally crossed the Yanshan defense line and reached the outskirts of Yanjing.

    Yue Fei on the left also captured Yunzhou and approached Yanjing from the west.  However, the news coming back from Yue Fei also greatly amazed the Liao army's combat effectiveness and fighting will.  The 200,000 troops under his command actually suffered 120,000 casualties, so the original plan to attack Datong had to be abandoned and the task was handed over to Guan Ling who came from Hetao.

    At present, the offensive and defensive battle of Yanjing has not yet been launched, but the Han army has suffered more than 200,000 casualties. After Yanjing is captured, how many soldiers will be able to return alive? Even Yue Yun is a little moved.

    On June 15, the fourth year of Yongxing, the main force of the Han army arrived at Yanjing City. In addition to Yue Yun personally leading 130,000 troops, Yue Fei also arrived with 70,000 troops.  The total strength reached 200,000.

    The Liao army in Yanjing City was also ready to meet the enemy.  Yelu Pu soon also said that he would coexist with Yanjing.  This greatly inspired the determination of the soldiers and civilians in the city to fight to the end.  The Liao army also distributed weapons to the residents of the city in preparation for street fighting with the Han army.

    This made Yue Yun and a group of Han army generals, who knew the inside story of the city, worried about Zhongzhong.

    They naturally knew that the Liao army's move of abandoning the city wall was very vicious.

    If the Liao army defends the city wall, the Han army can bombard the towers unscrupulously.  The Liao soldiers standing on the city wall became a target. Even if they built strong fortresses and secret passages on the city wall, it would be of no avail.  Because the Han army also prepared a large amount of kerosene, preparing to burn the city wall with fierce fire, which was enough to turn the defenders on the city wall into charcoal.

    But now the Liao army has abandoned the city wall and hoarded troops in various houses in the city, which is difficult to deal with.

    If the Han army rushes into the city and fights with them in the streets, the residents of the city will help them because the Liao army is very familiar with the houses, roads and terrain in the city.  The Han army's firepower advantage was gone., will inevitably cause heavy casualties.

    Of course, there is no way to avoid such heavy casualties.  Lu You proposed that the Liao army in the city could starve to death by surrounding them without attacking.

    However, this method was too cruel, which made all the Han generals present frowned.  Even if Yue Feidang suggested that if this was done, the Han people in the city would starve to death first.  The original purpose of attacking the Liao Kingdom and regaining the land of Youyan was to liberate the local Han people. How could we starve them to death instead?

    Lu You had no choice but to explain to Yue Fei that the people in the land of Youyan were very different from those in the Central Plains. Although the residents here were Han people, they had their hearts set on the Liao Kingdom and believed that women should no longer be benevolent.  But Yue Fei insisted on not doing so.  ,

    Seeing this, Yue Yun had no choice but to stand up and smooth things over, saying that the matter would be discussed later

    PS: (I recommend a friend¡¯s new book "Ba Song", you can read it when you have time!)
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