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Volume 4 Midstream Chapter 156 Four or Five Sighs in the Midnight-3

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    "The main force of the Xiongzhou Song Army broke through?" Brother Yelutie looked at Wanyanyong suspiciously, and then at Xiao Tan, the leader of the Xi Army.  Just now, Xiao Tan reported to him that the main force of the Song Army was still holding on to Xiongzhou, and the Xi Army was ordered to attack the city, but was bombarded by artillery at the top of the city and suffered a big loss.  Last night, the main force of the Song Army in Xiongzhou came out to harass them. Not only did the Jurchen camp come to report the attack, but other places also reported emergencies.  Not only the Song army in Xiongzhou, but also the Song armies who were besieged everywhere seemed to have made an appointment. They all took advantage of the pre-dawn period to fight tooth and nail. Especially the tens of thousands of Song army soldiers and horses trapped by the Liao army almost made a fuss in the direction of Xiongzhou.  Soon after the news, they began to break through with all their strength to the south. Because it was night, all the Liao army units were exhausted from long battles, and Yelu Tiege was very limited in what he could do. He could only mobilize his troops to prevent the Song army's central army from breaking through, and prevent all Song army units from advancing towards the encirclement.  As the Chinese army moved closer, most of the rest of the Liao army clung to the camp, and at dawn they reported being attacked by the Song army.  "What you encountered was indeed the Song Army led by Lu Mingyu?" "It's absolutely true." Wanyanyong knelt on the ground, his scalp a little numb. He only knew that the Song Army's offensive was fierce and the front could not hold on. "Xiongzhou  The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were very fierce and numerous, and they rushed towards my camp without their lives. Our camp had been fighting hard for a day, with numerous casualties and exhausted soldiers. It was really impossible to stop them, so the king retreated while he was reorganizing his troops.  I want to redeem myself by taking back the artillery fort. In addition, our unit is alone, without artillery and cavalry. Please ask Mr. Beiyuan to mobilize reinforcements." Wanyanyong's voice also became quieter.  Wanyan Zongbi was an indomitable figure among the Jurchens.  Brother Yelutie also killed him whenever he asked. Wanyanxie did not dare to come to plead guilty to Brother Yelutie in person, so he only sent him to report.  "Is that true?" Brother Yelutie stared at Wanyanyong like a knife.  This Jurchen's groveling look prevented him from feeling any anger.  He has long passed the age of venting his anger by killing people. If he wanted to kill, he would also kill the future troubles of the Liao Dynasty like Wanyan Zongbi.  Unfortunately, Wang Gui's army collapsed inexplicably before the Merbo people suffered many casualties.  Xiao Tachi made great achievements out of thin air, and it will take a lot more effort to eradicate him in the future.  The Meerbo barbarians from the grassland are the hidden danger of the Liao Dynasty, and the Jurchens have been severely weakened, and mediocre people like Wanyan Xie are the main ones. Not only are they no longer a threat, but with a little win over, they can actually become Yelu Tie.  Brother's eyes were cold and he looked at Wan Yanyong again.  "The Song army in Xiongzhou only had 30,000 troops, but the Jurchen tribe had nearly 50,000 men. 50,000 against 30,000. They were repulsed all at once. How powerful?! Is it just because of this? Why didn't Wanyan Xie dare to  Come to see me in person?" Brother Yelutie's words were as cold as the snowy wind, making people shiver. Wanyanyong's back shivered slightly, and before he knew it, cold sweat had soaked through his jacket.  "However, the Jurchen camp made great achievements yesterday in attacking the Song army's formation. The Jurchens killed and wounded many warriors. Their soldiers and horses were exhausted and had not yet recovered. It was nothing if they were defeated for a while. Just discount the merits. Ben  A general is not a person who knows rewards and punishments, is cruel and easy to kill, go back and tell Wanyan Xieye that he doesn't have to worry." The Khitan generals around him all showed mocking smiles, and Brother Yelutie asked again, "By the way, you.  "What's your name?" "My name is Wan Yanyong." "Since Wan Yanxie also sent you to see me, you can be considered a warrior," Brother Yelu Tie slowed down and said in a deep voice, "Wan Yan Yong, I remember.  Stay here and fight for Daliao from now on. " "Thank you, Lord Beiyuan." Wan Yanyong breathed a sigh of relief and resigned from the tent. The cold wind blew, and his whole body felt like he was exhausted.  For some reason, after feeling extreme fear, Wanyan Yong was no longer so afraid of Brother Yelu Tie, but instead felt a sense of awe. And for Wanyan Xieye, the titular Lord of the Jurchens, he felt a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart.  A hint of hatred.  After Wanyan Yong left, Brother Yelutie pondered for a while, and while cutting the meat, he ordered: "The sheep want to eat the fat. This Song army rushing out from the west is not worth mentioning. The army surrounded in the middle must not be  Let go." He said with a very firm tone, "After this battle, the Song Dynasty will have to sue for peace! We will ask the Song Dynasty to pay double the amount of money that belongs to me!  Put the bloody mutton in your mouth and chew it slowly.  The originally frozen atmosphere in the tent suddenly relaxed.  Although the besieged Song army made a lot of noise, it was always weak. The Liao army's difficulty was that it did not expect such a great victory at the beginning, and it had insufficient troops to go south, so it exhausted all its strength by dividing and besieging the Song army.  When military strength is stretched thin, a choice must be made.  At this time, Brother Yelutie took the initiative and let go of the most difficult Song army in Xiongzhou, and the remaining Song army would be much easier to deal with.  Although the generals didn¡¯t understand why Brother Yelutie was so confident, they all laughed together.  The sun rises slowly from the east with the arrival of daytime.  The banging sound of firecrackers rang out fiercely again. The breakout of Xiongzhou Song Army last night made all the besieged Song troops excited. Shouts, curses, and gunfire resounded through the sky, and the battlefield was once again filled with?The smell of fishy and gunpowder.  Only a trapped beast can survive by fighting. The remaining Song army mustered up all their hopes and tried to make a final fight for their lives and seize a way back south.  While the Liao army urgently mobilized troops and horses from Nanjing to assist in the battle, they also tried their best to build fortifications and continued to surround the remaining Song army groups on the battlefield.  On the battlefield littered with corpses, every confrontation was an extremely brutal fight. The moonlight was bright, and the land in Dashi was slightly white due to dryness, and the ground was very hard.  After the last period of peaceful sailing, the huge Southwest Marine Division finally reached the west coast of the Persian Sea.  Under the guidance of experienced maritime merchants, we sailed along the coast to the nearest seaside town to Basra, a famous city of food.  "Let's land here." Zhao Xingde stepped on the solid ground under his feet.  ??This place used to be a gathering place for merchants and warehouses. It was an important place for merchants from the Song Dynasty to trade with food merchants. After the war, it has been in terrible decline.  Fragments of wooden planks floated on the clear sea water. The sudden appearance of the huge Song fleet in the Persian Sea alarmed the people. Princes from all over the country urgently recruited civilians and repaired the city walls day and night.  After entering the Persian Sea, several waves of large water divisions took the initiative to attack the southwest sea division.  However, under the salvos of thousands of naval artillery, these attacks were easily crushed like moths to a flame.  Most commercial ships will be temporarily anchored in seaside towns, and gunboats suitable for inland navigation will go upriver to Basra to try to join the army in the river.  The naval officers are not worried about fighting the cannibals on the water now, but they are a little worried about attacks from the shore.  When going upstream, the gunboats were moving slowly. If the cannibals set fire along the river, they might not be able to respond quickly.  Therefore, Zhao Xingde ordered the fire gun battalion to go ashore. In addition to the five thousand fire gunmen, he also recruited more than 2,000 sailors who could use fire guns and crossbows from the merchant fleet, for a total of more than 7,000 people, divided into left and right.  The three armies of the center, right and left, with two thousand men each, led by Du Chuijiao and Gao Su respectively, marched along both sides of the river, searching for traces of Dashi's army, protecting the flanks of the fleet, and collecting grain and fodder as much as possible within the range of artillery.  Three thousand Chinese troops lived on the ship, led by Liu Zhijian, preparing to reinforce the left and right wings.  Before arriving on the west coast of the Persian Sea, all the navy's original war horses had died because they could not withstand long-distance voyages. Only some unbearable horses and mules could be used to carry and pull ammunition carts.  Therefore, the army that came ashore had no cavalry, only musketeers and a small number of crossbowmen, all marching on foot.  As soon as this army of infantry was discovered, nearby tribes immediately regarded it as a meal.  Because the Southwest Marine Division acted too cleanly and neatly in the battle at sea. After several broadside salvos, most of the large sea-going ships that dared to provoke have been turned into pieces of wood.  The power of the Song Dynasty's navy was far from spreading to the inland tribes.  Moreover, the tribal leaders in the interior are as stubborn as stones. Even if they hear something, they only believe what they see.  "They are all big ships, loaded with goods from the East!" "They have no cavalry, no horses!" "There are no cavalry?!" "Is there a fatter lamb than this?" These two sentences are simply the best.  mobilization order.  The leaders of each tribe rejoiced, and the soldiers mounted their horses quickly, fearing that everyone would be left behind. Some villages even held a grand celebration before setting off.  "Cut their heads!" the elderly father encouraged his son loudly, "It's not as difficult as cutting a watermelon." "These Orientals are not Xia people from the river, but cowardly merchants of the Song Dynasty." Some knowledgeable people thought this way  , "Moreover, infantry is useless on the plains. How can it defeat cavalry? Song people are really only suitable to be merchants. Not to mention thousands of people, even tens of thousands of them, can't stand up to the warriors charging several times." Here.  Driven by this fantasy, before the generals of the Roma Turks could recruit them, they rushed towards the river bank as if they had seen flesh-like flies.  Just half a day after the Navy Fire Gun Battalion marched ashore, at noon, the left-wing Fire Gun Battalion led by Du Chuijiao encountered the first wave of five hundred cavalry raids.  The formation of the tribal cavalry in the desert is very chaotic, but in terms of bravery alone, they are not inferior to the imperial army of the Roma Turks.  In order to avoid excessive casualties, Du Chuijiao ordered the Fire Gun Battalion to shrink, directly changing the marching formation into a horizontal formation for easier defense, and moved closer to the naval fleet that was moving upstream.  In this way, when the Dashi Cavalry charged towards the Fire Gun Camp, in addition to facing two thousand Fire Guns, they also had to withstand the salvos of hundreds of heavy artillery.  The volley from the naval gunboats was so violent that in the eyes of the tribal cavalry, it was like the earth was falling apart. After the gunboats fired a salvo, the cavalrymen all rode back, and only a few could not control their horses.  Those who rushed to the Fire Gun Camp were also stabbed by the Fire Gun who took advantage of the situation and charged forward.  The battlefield was littered with corpses of cannibals and horses, but not one of Du Chuijiao's gunmen was injured.  Supported by naval artillery, they fired not even a single volley, but just fired their rifles and stabbed them away.The fierce cavalry of the Great Food were repulsed.
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