Chapter 883 The Disaster of the Savage

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Fires were everywhere on the north bank of the Yalu River, and black smoke was rolling. All the military camps outside the Jurchen King's mansion were lit. The mountains and fields were filled with savages wearing animal skins.

At the city gate, a group of Khitan cavalry waving their weapons and shouting loudly in fear.

Around them were ragged tribal savages. A Khitan soldier was pulled off the horse, and a large group of people surrounded him frantically. Ah... The creepy screams rose with the blood.

There were a few savages next to them pressing a Khitan soldier who was struggling desperately. The savage picked up a large stone with both hands and smashed it on the Khitan soldier's head with bang, and blood and brain plasma were splattered everywhere.

The city was filled with smoke, and the low houses and tents were burning everywhere, and many panicked men, women, young and old fled in the smoke and begged for mercy.

The savages robbed the houses, and bags of pearls, furs, ginseng and other objects were carried out by the crowds of people and set fire to the house.

A Khitan civil servant was covered in blood by a wooden fork. He was not dead yet. While crawling on the ground, he screamed and screamed. Then the sharpened wooden stick greeted him again, and was beaten to the flesh and blood.

A shirtless man riding a horse raised his fists and widened his eyes and shouted loudly, and the crowd around him danced and shouted.

The women in disarray were driven out. They were so scared that they were trembling all over, and their heads were lowered and their wild people were still whipped and scolded.

There are old women from ages to fifty or sixty.

The men were all killed, and the ground was filled with corpses and moaning people.

...A few days later, the fast horses from the northeast were directly reported to the tent of the Daliao King.

The report came urgently and the Goryeo army crossed the border!The Jurchen King's Mansion in Yalu River was besieged and captured by more than a dozen tribes, the cities and villages were looted, and the general manager of the troops and officials were massacred!

This is a rebellion and rebellion!We must teach those barbarians a bloody lesson!The nobles in the tent were furious.

At this time, someone said: The general manager of the army guarding the Jurchen King's Mansion in Yalu River is the prince consort of the Great Liao Dynasty, and the princess is also in the King's Mansion...

After reminding this, the ministers remembered the princess... the half-sister of the late emperor Yelu Jing and the sister of the same mother and sister taken by King Yelu Bi of Yue.

The person standing in the middle of the tent blurted out: All the women in the royal palace were captured and went to the savage tribe. I heard that more than a dozen tribe leaders gathered in the mountains for fun, and most of the women were tortured to death!

Suddenly, the king's tent was in an uproar, and all the Khitan nobles and ministers were angry!The angry curses and humiliating screams made the tent seem to be in a burst.

Tyrant After Yelu Jing was stabbed to death, the Yizong party was in power. The princess was both a member of the political enemy of the current dynasty and had lost power... However, it was Taizu's bloodline in any case, which was related to the face of the royal family.

If such a thing happens, no matter which faction of people in any sect is unacceptable to shame!

Amid the noisy sound, Yang Gun saw Yelu Xizhen, the Privy Councilor of the North Court, turn around, Yang Gun reminded: The King of Yue has the best relationship with his sister, his father and mother. He will definitely be very sad when he learns this news.

Xiao Siwen stood behind Yelu Xizhen. When he heard Yang Gun's words, he immediately remembered the secret letter he had received in Shangjing before: King Yue would rebel.

At this moment, the thin Yelu Xian raised the scepter in his hand, and the angry noise in the tent gradually subsided.

Yelu Xian's eyes were filled with melancholy that was not very consistent with his age and said: How to take revenge and resist foreign invaders, can there be good plans?

A nobleman from Yelu bowed and said: Although the Han people in Xu are the great enemies, the most hateful thing is the birth of the Jurchen savages.The Xu army came from the south, mostly infantry troops. The Dongdan State Prefecture moved from Liaoyang to avoid the Xu army's edge.The minister advocates that the army will first take revenge on the Jurchens and the Goryeo people!

Yelu Xizhen said: Where did the Dongdan Kingdom Mansion move?

The nobleman said: Move back to Huhan City.

Yelu Xizhen said: There are Jurchen tribes near Huhan City, and the largest Wanyan tribe is not far apart. If those tribes also rebel, what should they do?

Yelu Huer echoed: Goryeo and Jurchen rebels are our primary enemies.

Yang Gun, who was standing behind, also bowed and said: Goryeo paid tribute to Xu Chao a few years ago and also gave some beauties to Guo Blacksmith.In this situation, Goryeo may have already intervened with Xu and attacked the Liao Dynasty from both sides.

The great khan Yelu Xian looked at Xiao Siwen and asked: What countermeasures does Mr. Xiao have?

Everyone stopped talking and looked at each other, and the atmosphere became a little subtle.

Xiao Siwen raised his head and said slowly: Since the imperial court had made some arrangements before, it would be better to wait for news about King Qi.If we can force the people of Xu to retreat first, the chaos can be resolved.

...The King of Qi, Yan Sage, was originally named King Taiping and the younger brother of the late emperor Yelu Jing; but he was also Xiao Siwen's sn in law, and married Xiao Siwen's eldest daughter Xiao Hunian.

After Yelu Xian came to power, he comforted and won him, appointed him as King of Qi, and still guarded Xijing.

At the beginning of this year, the Xijing tribe army joined the tent. Not long ago, they were sent south to attack the Liaoxi Corridor and cut off the land grain route of the Xu army.

The Yansage tribe passed through the Daliao Bazhou (Chaoyang) and headed south along the Linghe (Dalinghe).

He decided to go to Liucheng (Kalaqin left wing, north of the Liaoxi Corridor) on the Linghe River first to find the Xi people, and join forces with local Xi soldiers to attack south from this important northern passage in the Liaoxi Corridor... The local Xi people are more familiar with the terrain.

Unexpectedly, the vanguard had just arrived in Liucheng, but he saw that the Liucheng Village was closed, looking like a great enemy.

Yansag and his generals said: Khitan and Kumoxi lived together for a hundred years. The Xi people are our most trustworthy tribes, and they will not betray us easily.Send someone to ask what's going on.

When the Liao army's large numbers were spread all over the north bank of the Linghe River, the Xi people finally opened their sects to send people out.

A leader of the Xi tribe rushed over with a team of horse soldiers. When he saw the Khitan general, he said in panic: "Master, forgive me." At first we thought it was Han people again."

Yansage hurriedly asked: Did Xu Jun attack you?

The leader said: I came only three days ago. They burned tents and villages and snatched cattle and sheep.Some tribe members and herdsmen went to the city to ask for protection, while others hid northward in the mountains.

Which group of Xu Jun is there?Yan Sage asked again.

The leader gestured and said: The people who fled back said that all the Han people wore armor and rode big horses, and the military generals who took the lead were twice as big as other people!He raised his hand exaggeratedly to describe his head, covered in iron armor and holding a giant spear full of iron. No one could do it, like a ghost escaped from the underworld...

Immediately, a general said in a deep voice next to Yansage: Xu's first fierce general, Shi Yanchao, is nearby!

After hearing this, Yan Sage's expression changed and he hurriedly looked around.

On the other side of the Ling River, the mountains are undulating and the woods are lush, and the surrounding terrain is very complex.

He followed the flow of Linghe River and looked at the road south of Liucheng. The mountains on both sides of the river stood tall and the terrain gradually narrowed...

Xu's army used ambush and siege tactics to make up for the lack of mobility of infantry in several battles in Youzhou, Pingxia and Hedong. In the Hedong War not long ago, tens of thousands of Liao troops were trapped in a siege and suffered heavy casualties, which shocked the world. How could Yan Sage not know?

Ga!Suddenly, a long roar of birds came from the sky, and the sound echoed in the mountains and forests on the other side.

Yan Sage came to his senses, moved his body quickly, and subconsciously looked up at the sky to look for the bird.

The war horse under his seat also shook its front hooves and took a step back.

Looking around, I didn't see the bird, but I just felt the shadow of the mountain swaying around!

Suddenly, a general said: King, we should send scouts to search the fourth field first.

Yan Sage turned around and saw the horse soldiers who were like a dragon on the north bank of Linghe River, and glared: Turn around!Leave here first!

Several cavalry rushed out of the central army, shouting loudly, and the army was in an uproar.After a long time, the rear army became a front army and rode its horses toward the Northeast Road; the troops turned around and retreated one after another.

Yan Sage led his troops to run a hundred miles, and the army arrived at the Great Liao Bazhou one after another and stopped. It was already dark.

The terrain of Bazhou is undulating and is surrounded by mountains and hills.But finally there are no large mountains blocking the road. The cavalry can gallop here and the army can be deployed. The heart is relieved.

Then he ordered the camp to be set up, and the next day he transferred the vanguard of the vanguard to return to Liucheng, and ordered them to inquire about military information with the Xi people.

Tens of thousands of Xijing tribe troops stayed in Bazhou for five days. The vanguard sent people back to report, sometimes saying that embers and sheep bones were found on the mountain road, and sometimes saying that there was no one on the hillside with abundant water and grass... They were all valuable news.

Yansage still didn't know where Shi Yanchao was, or had retreated after the robbery.

Soon, he received news that the Xu army had arrived in Jinzhou and was besieging Jinzhou City.Just cross the mountains to the east and you can hear the sound of cannons.

He discussed with the leaders and generals of various tribes in the central army: The enemy situation is unknown, and we are staying here for too long, and the unexpected opportunity for raids no longer exists. It is better to act cautiously and retreat first to meet with the army of the king's tent.

Everyone had different opinions, but some people agreed to Yan Sage's view that it was more wiser to protect themselves first than to achieve military achievements.

After repeated consideration, the person who went south from Songling Mountains was in danger of being ambushed; he went to rescue Jinzhou nearby but did not get permission from the tent.So Yansage decided to retreat first.

...At this time, the surface of the Xiaoling River and Tuhe River (Daye River) were full of floating bridges. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded the city, and the siege of fortifications and fences were like long walls.

This city was originally built in the Tang Dynasty and later renovated several times. The ancient and old city towers seemed to be shaking between the crowded barracks.

After nightfall, the fire surged into the sky, and the city seemed to be burned by fire at any time.

Xu Jun built a cannon array on all sides, and the copper cannon muzzles were facing the city wall with black holes.

The siege has not yet begun, and the defending generals are already full of despair. It is said that the tall and solid Youzhou City cannot stop Xu Jun's firearms, let alone the ancient city of Jinzhou?

Before the siege of the city, the guard had sent a few fast horses to the north to seek help.His only hope now is that the Emperor of the Great Liao sent reinforcements to rescue and rescue the siege!