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Text Chapter 477 Battle of Yingzhou

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    Normally, if you want to use military force to defeat a tribe or country, the tactic you should adopt is to fight in the wild first, wear down the opponent's military strength as much as possible in the wild, and then, when the opponent is unable to defend the city, take the city  capture.  Of course, if you encounter that the opponent's general who defends the city is an embroidered pillow, and runs away with his tail between his legs before the fight begins, handing over the city, you can only say that you are lucky.  There are only a very small number of generals who retreat without fighting. For most generals, no matter whether they can defend it or not, they can at least survive. Even if they lose the battle, they can still have an excuse to go back, such as: "We are outnumbered because we are outnumbered."  I have tried my best, but God will not bless me' This trick of putting the responsibility for defeat on God has been tried and tested.  Even if the other party's leader wants to blame the general, he has brought God out, so you can't punish God as well, right?  You have made God angry and will reward you with a natural disaster that no one can bear.  This kind of third-rate players who retreat without fighting, or who retreat while fighting, are mainly produced in the Central Plains.  A tribe as brave and good at fighting as the Khitan would not be able to produce such a thing for several generations. If it does, it can only be regarded as a bad luck for the country.  It is inevitable that the Central Plains will repeatedly fail to defeat the northern tribes. ???????????????????? However, in terms of attacking tough battles, the Central Plains generals still have two skills. It may be the experience of learning from failures for a long time. After all, the saying that failure is the mother of success is not given for nothing.  In order to stimulate the soldiers to capture Yingzhou quickly, Wei Hong issued a military order. If the army cannot set foot in Yingzhou City before sunset, all generals above the thousand captain level will be beheaded!  Then the rest of the generals will jump one level each to fill the vacancies, leaving the high positions to those who are capable.  "Beheading" is no joke, and on the battlefield, military orders are overwhelming, saying beheading.  Then behead him, there is no room for negotiation.  Seeing that they could not capture the city for a long time, the generals who were in a high mood for the battle, in order to keep their heads on their shoulders, they all showed their magical powers and tried their best to charge up with their troops wave after wave.  What is called a ladder tactic, what is called a head-to-head confrontation, any tactic that can be linked to a tough battle was used.  Don't tell me yet.  This messy tactic was quite effective. Yingzhou City, which was originally unable to enter even a single step, gradually became exposed due to this messy and unorganized tactic.  First, there was a gap among the guards at the city gate. The ones in front were all dead and those behind had not yet been picked up. Then, the soldiers on the city wall were either shot to death by bows and arrows, or were rushed by soldiers who climbed up the city wall sporadically.  open.  The city gates and walls, the two most important forward positions of the city, both suffered irreversible decline.  Upon seeing this, the generals of the Tang Dynasty, who had their heads hanging on their heads, secretly thought that their heads were saved, and ordered the soldiers under their jurisdiction to attack the city gates and walls with all their strength.  Yingzhou City was originally impossible to capture.  Before sunset, they were rushed away by the fearless soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. The destruction of the city had become an established fact and could not be reversed.  Seeing that Yingzhou City was finally breached.  Wei Hong asked Yin Kaishan to issue another order. All the soldiers in the army and above were to annihilate all the defenders in the city.  Then each person was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and fifty pieces of silk.  This reward may seem like a lot, but in fact, there are only a few generals above the rank of captain in the army. Even if they are given a circle of rewards, they won't be worth much.  This trick is called, give a sweet date after a slap.  Just now, in order to save their lives, the generals risked their lives to attack the city; now, in order to get rewards, the generals led the army to harvest the lives of the enemy like crazy.  The city was broken before sunset. Before sunrise the next day, all 28,000 living defenders of Yingzhou City were wiped out. No one was spared!  From then on, Yingzhou City fell under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and the Khitan would no longer have a springboard to use troops against the Central Plains. As long as the Tang Dynasty wanted to, it could use Yingzhou as a springboard to exterminate the Khitan.  Without the main force, the Khitan is like a vicious dog with its teeth broken. It looks tough, but in fact it is no longer a threat.  When the Tang Dynasty faced the Tibetan Xiangxiong coalition, there were many enemies, and the Khitan thief took advantage of it.  Now Yin Kaishan decided to use the same method to treat the other person, and also took advantage of his illness to take his life.  Ten thousand soldiers and horses were left to guard Yingzhou as a rear support, and the remaining ten thousand to less than twenty thousand soldiers and horses marched towards the Khitan's home base.  As a result, as soon as the army was organized and before it left Yingzhou, the Khitan Khan sent a special envoy to deliver a message, announcing unconditional surrender and joining the Tang Dynasty from then on.  This approach of the Khitan is undoubtedly wise. In the past two years, the borders of the Tang Dynasty have been repeatedly violated, and they are holding back their anger and have nowhere to vent. If the Khitan does not surrender, it will really destroy the Khitan in one fell swoop.  Everyone was happy when the Khitans surrendered. Yin Kaishan sent the news back to the capital that the Khitans had defeated the Khitans, surrendered, and successfully rescued Li Jing.  About half a month later, an edict came from the capital, ordering Yin Kaishan to withdraw all the main troops to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, dozens of officials came with the edict. These officials were all good at politics and were distributed throughout the Khitan territory.  To supervise Khitan.  To put it bluntly, it has the same function as the ¡®ambassador of such-and-such embassy¡¯ in later generations.  In this battle, the happiest person was Wei Hong, who met Comrade Li¡¯s requirements on time.If Li Jing is sent back to the capital, Yan Ruyu will basically be safe.  Wei Hong is not afraid of Comrade Li playing rogue. After all, he is also the king of a country. He cannot do such things as going back on his word.  In addition, if I make another great contribution, it will be offset by the fact that I was entangled with the traitor's son before, so it should be offset anyway, right?  With an infinitely good mood, Wei Hong returned to Beijing, planning to ask Comrade Li immediately for help. However, on the day he returned to Beijing, Wei Hong did not even enter the palace gate and was blocked by guards. He said that Comrade Li had something to do with him.  Order, no one is allowed to enter the palace today to meet the saint.  Wei Hong's heart skipped a beat and he secretly thought that Comrade Li was really going to change his mind, right?  Just when Wei Hong was feeling uneasy, an imperial edict from Comrade Li was conveyed to Wei Hong, asking him to attend the morning court in three days.  With this imperial edict, Wei Hong's hanging heart finally settled.  Well, since you were asked to wait for three days, let's wait for three days. I have been waiting for three years, and three days is just a blink of an eye.  Wei Hong has been very busy these three days.  On the first day, Li Derjian and Li Jing came to visit and thank Wei Hong for his life-saving grace.  Li Derjian put his arm around Wei Hong's shoulders and said excitedly: "I, Li Derjian, have a brother like you in this life. I don't have to say anything more. It's worth it! If you hadn't drawn your sword to help, my Li family would really not know what to do." (Unfinished)  to be continued)
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