Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> dawn of empire

Volume 4 Middle Chapter 155 The Huns Laugh for a Thousand Years-8

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    "I" Under Xiao Jin's aggressive gaze, Wanyan Xie was suddenly speechless.  At the top of Youzhou City, Wanyan Zongbi died with his eyes wide open as if he was still looking at him.  In the Liao Kingdom, Brother Yelu Tie was already ranked lower than one person and above ten thousand people. There were even rumors that after Yelu Dashi passed away, it was likely that the Assembly of Eight Ministries would elect Brother Yelu Tie as the new emperor.  Wanyan Xie couldn't afford to offend this person.  He thought he didn't have the strength for Brother Yelu Tie to work hard to eradicate him. His current predicament was just a disaster. If he jumped out rashly, he would be executed on the spot.  "Song's soldiers are tenacious, and there are heavy casualties in frontI came here specifically to ask Mr. Beiyuan for instructions on how to act." Wanyan Xie also said insincerely.  If we are talking about matters, Yelu Tiege's military orders are simply asking the Merbos and Jurchens to die.  The first military order was to let Milbo cavalry and Jurchen infantry attack Xiongzhou without any artillery support.  The second military order asked them to attack the right wing of the Song Army's formation. As a result, they were bombarded by artillery shells fired from both sides by the Song Army's right artillery battery and the central artillery battery, causing heavy casualties.  The third military order was for the Milbo cavalry to seize the right wing artillery base no matter what. However, the fire gun battalion placed by Wang Gui on the right wing were all veteran soldiers from Hebei and were not afraid of the cavalry charging into the formation. As a result, the Milbo cavalry was in front of the spear formation.  Defeated.  However, it cannot be said that Brother Yelu Tie's military order is unreasonable. It is natural for the cavalry to charge into the formation to test the strength of the Song army and to make sacrifices for the final victory.  Upon receiving such a military order, no elite cavalry composed of Khitan people would object. However, Wanyanxie was also a Jurchen and Xiao Tachi was a Merbo. Such obvious reasons were difficult to explain.  "Barbarians are not of my race, and their minds must be different. The Liao Kingdom is ultimately the Liao of the Khitan people." Xiao Jin looked at Wanyan Xieye, who was not talking about what he meant, and thought to himself, he hid the emotion in his eyes.  They were all contemptuous and said with an arrogant expression: "Master Beiyuan has given an order. I just found out that the left and right flanks of the Song Army are equipped with elite soldiers. The Jurchen Army and the Meerbo Army have done a good job in defrauding the Song Army. Now you gather your troops to attack the Song Army."  The fort in the center of the formation cannot be retreated until it is captured." He said with eyes wide open, then looked at Wanyan Xieye who still wanted to defend himself but did not dare, and said coldly, "Xiao Dutong has already arrived.  Someone sent an order, King Wanyan, the military situation is urgent and cannot be delayed. Please go back and reorganize your troops quickly. It¡¯s hard for us to explain it to Mr. Beiyuan.¡± ¡°This¡± Wanyan Xie also wanted to attack upon hearing this.  At the central artillery base of the Song Army, his heart tightened, "The formation of the Central Army of the Song Dynasty" However, under the intense gaze of Xiao Jin, he glanced at the large tent of the Chinese Army, but he still hesitated.  The land went back.  At the juncture of the war, those who disobeyed military orders would be beheaded because of Brother Yelutie¡¯s domineering attitude. The bloody head at the top of Youzhou City was frightening to think about.  "Brother Yelu Tie is a ruthless man, but there is still a tough persimmon over there. If Meerbo disobeys the order, we Jurchens will follow." He comforted himself in this way, and also comforted the aggrieved Jurchen generals.  , however, Wanyanxie was soon disappointed by the messenger sent by the Merbo people to contact and coordinate the attack on the Song army. He could hardly believe that the rebellious Xiao Tachi did not care about the lives of the Merbo people.  , allowing the Khitans to consume his strength.  However, it is what it is.  "He knows the truth." On a hill where the soldiers of the North Courtyard gathered, Xiao Jin turned around and said to Brother Yelvtie.  Brother Yelutie nodded slightly and said nothing, but there was a hint of coldness in his squinted eyes.  Other Khitan generals all said that Xiao Tachi did not dare to disobey the authority of the Beiyuan, but Brother Yelutie speculated that the most terrifying thing would be if this wolf with its claws and fangs could endure it.  If Xiao Tachi disobeys his orders, he will not take his life.  Brother Yelutie is not even afraid of him making excuses to His Majesty the Emperor.  When Yelu Dashi governs the army, the most important thing is to enforce orders and prohibitions. What he likes most is brave men who are not afraid of death, and what he hates the most is cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death.  As long as Xiao Tachi disappoints His Majesty again and again, Brother Yelutie doesn't need to do anything more, and Your Majesty will naturally not reuse Xiao Tachi, or even divide his military power.  The Empress Xiao family's biggest reliance on soldiers and horses was gone.  As for the 20,000 to 30,000 Meerbo cavalry themselves, Brother Yelu Tie really didn't take it to heart. The Changsheng Heaven protects the Khitan people.  Brother Yelutie didn¡¯t care about the outcome of this battle.  The Song army came with great momentum and won consecutive battles. Yelu Dashi decided to stick to Youzhou and fight decisively under the city. However, His Majesty the Emperor did not have much certainty of victory.  Because of this, he did not go to the front line in person, but stayed in Shangjing to wait for the outcome of the battle.  Brother Yelutie was put in front by His Majesty, and similarly, it is understandable that he put Xiao Tachi in front.  Similarly, his own elite cavalry main force was watching the progress of the battle from behind.  Not long after, the chaotic Jurchen army began to advance towards the Song army camp. Behind the Jurchen army was the Meerbo cavalry.  In order to avoid the bombardment of the Song army, the Jurchen army deliberately stationed itself in a gentle building.On the north side of the hill, bypassing the hill is an empty snowfield. The vast snow is dotted with sparse shell craters. The terrain slopes slowly from north to south, all the way to the bank of Yishui River.  The Liao army's position was slightly higher, while the Song army relied on the rolling hills and smooth swamps and glacial lakes to build a defense line.  Due to terrain and climate constraints, hundreds of thousands of people took turns chipping away at the ice and digging into the earth. They could only build some simple forts using wood and excavated earth.  Despite this, the Song army still built the front central fort into a multi-angular artillery fort in accordance with the requirements of the maneuvers written by Zhao Xingde.  The fort is built on a rare hill, with a large expanse of frozen water on the left and gentle slopes on the right and rear.  Wang Gui's command tent was set up on the central fort, and forts were built in front and on the left wing of the fort, forming a large Chinese army formation.  Just now, the Liao army's attacks on the left and right wings suffered defeats, which relaxed the initial tense atmosphere in the central formation.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A staff officer under Commander Zhehong is reporting the results of the battle reported by the left and right wings.  According to the practice of the Song Army, even if there is no head, repelling the enemy's attack is a military achievement.  Wang Gui sat on the bed, his face serious, but much calmer than before.  A little further away, several young staff officers looked at the Liao army opposite, guessing in a low voice which of the shadowy figures on the opposite hill was Yelu Dashi and which was Xiao Tachi, with greed and greed in their eyes.  Passionate light.  Although they had not participated in many battles, everything that happened in the battle was exactly the same as what was said in the training manual.  "The Liao cavalry seems to be powerful, but there is nothing to fear." "It's nothing more than an enemy attack. The front team suddenly fires muskets, and the rear team mounts their spears to stab the thieves." "Boom¡ª¡ª" "Boom boom¡ª¡ª"  Fierce gunfire interrupted the officers' conversation.  A large group of Liao troops came out from behind the hill, and the artillery deployed in front of the Song army aimed at them and bombarded them.  The backbone of the artillery battalions of the Tokyo Left Behind Division and Ezhou were all personally trained by Zhao Xingde. They have superb artillery skills and methodical movements.  Clouds of thick smoke rose, and shells fell on the front, rear, and left of the slowly advancing Liao army.  However, as the Liao army got closer and closer, the Song army's artillery shells became more and more accurate, and the artillery shells began to fall among the dense Jurchen infantry.  Each round iron cannonball with a diameter of four inches was able to pierce through the flesh and blood of dozens of people each time, sweeping across and causing screams and wails to be heard everywhere.  Although the Jurchens are not new to the world, this scene is too tragic. A centurion with great momentum was hit by a cannonball, and the soldiers immediately fled in all directions. The Meerbo cavalry behind them slashed and killed the defeated soldiers with their swords, forcing them to  The Jurchen officers organized their troops under the bombardment and sent groups of Jurchens to the front to act as human shields.  When more and more shells fell on the heads of the cavalry, Xiao Tachi raised his lance high, and the Milbo cavalry shouted loudly and urged their horses to bypass the Jurchen troops, waving their scimitars and rushed towards the Song army's formation.  past.  "Eternal life is in the sky¡ª¡ª" "Haidu Khan¡ª¡ª" "Haidu Khan¡ª¡ª" Mixed with the names of ancestors and heroes of various tribes, the voices of the Meerbo people shouting the name of Haidu Khan resounded throughout the battlefield.  .  This is tradition. Although flesh and blood cannot stop the shells of the four-inch cannon, the Milbo cavalry still hugged the horse's neck tightly in the way of avoiding arrows and rushed into the battle. Although some people were constantly being knocked off their horses by the shells, and there were people everywhere in front  It was a corpse, but they still rushed forward without hesitation.  "These barbarians." Brother Yelutie, who was watching the battle on the hill, frowned unconsciously. At the same time, Xiao Tachi, who was surrounded by tribal warriors, also frowned.  Haidu Khan, this name was once his dream, but now, when he has seen the power and wealth of Liao Kingdom, his goal is far beyond that.  The sacrifices you make today are for the future.  "For the future, any sacrifice can be made." Xiao Tachi looked out of the iron-faced window, with a chill in his eyes.  Amidst the howling of the cold wind and the overwhelming darkness, the fearless backs of the Milbo cavalry, cannonballs passing over his head from time to time, and the shouts of the guards beside him, could not make his eyes change at all.  The horseback is like a bed to a Melbo man. It is much more pleasant to die on a horseback than in a bed.  Xiao Tachi's eyes were always fixed firmly forward.  "Haidu Khan¡ª¡ª" "Haidu Khan¡ª¡ª" Facing the roaring artillery shells from the opposite side, the Milbo cavalry rushed towards the Song army's formation like an overwhelming force.  "Light the fire, fire the blunderbuss, lower the blunderbuss, catch the blunderbuss, raise the blunderbuss, light the fire, row the blunderbuss, row the blunderbuss, then, prepare, mount the gun and stab" A young Song soldier held the blunderbuss tightly and looked at the opposite side,  Behind him, the same young guard's loud encouragement sounded.  "These barbarians are here to die! They have nothing to fear! Everyone will follow the orders later. Without orders, no one is allowed to shoot first, no one is allowed to rush, and no one is allowed to hide behind when the spear is stabbed.  You bastard! The battle is over.All of you will die a good death. After this battle is won, everyone will be granted officials and land, and return home in glory. Many years later, you can tell your descendants that I once fought under Xiongzhou City and recovered.  Yan Yun, I owe a share of my blood and sweat to destroying the Liao Kingdom!  "These words entered his mind like mosquitoes, and young Song Bing's trembling hands stabilized.
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report