Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Six

"Soldiers, Liao Qi is right in front of you, follow someone to kill, kill the general and capture the flag, and make a great contribution!" Li Huating stabbed the sky diagonally with his saber, issued a mobilization order briefly, and immediately rushed towards the Liao Army formation. "kill!" Large spears and halberds pointed obliquely at the sky, and with a murderous shout, the cavalry with high morale rushed out. "kill!" Nearly a thousand cavalrymen galloped out dozens of horses, and the soldiers of the second echelon raised their guns and swords as before, shouted loudly, and rode off again to kill.

"kill!" "kill!" "kill!" A group of Song cavalry rushed forward in a wedge-shaped charging formation, and the Song cavalry on nearly ten floors formed a huge arrow, heading straight for Xiao Talin's central army's main formation. Seeing Li Huating's power, Pan Mei couldn't help stroking her beard and praising: "General Li, what a hero!" "Han Er is mighty, our army will surely win! Han Er is mighty, our army will surely win." The rest of the cavalry soldiers either hit the shield with their swords, or struck the ground with their guns. Amid the shocking "boom" sound, they cheered for their soldiers one after another.

Seeing that the Song army had only ten thousand riders, and seeing them coming towards them like nothing, Xiao Talin's beard and hair flew up in anger, he held his gun tightly and shouted loudly, "Meet the enemy!" The Yin thunder rolled continuously, and Li Huating led ten thousand cavalry, riding the snow and riding wildly, and crashed into the Liao army's main formation. The raging tide was raging, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, galloping war horses everywhere on the plain, sharp spears and bright steel knives everywhere in the mid-air, banners unfurling, rushing back and forth, ten thousand Han cavalry rushed into the main formation of the Liao army , It was like pouring cold water into a pot of boiling oil, and it exploded immediately.

At this time, the 50,000 cavalrymen of the Tong Yu Department in the back of the palace still stood there motionless, as quiet as a mountain, killing no sound, only the battle flags were flying, adding to the invisible pressure, who knows when they will swarm out? Therefore, Li Huating charged 10,000 iron cavalry into the enemy's main formation. Although he paid a great sacrifice at the moment of charging into the formation, once he charged into the enemy's army, he was like a fish in water, blocking east and west, and being brave and invincible, which turned the Liao army's main formation upside down. .

"Your Majesty has conquered the world. Your Majesty has proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven. He united the two countries of Song and Xia. There are many famous generals under his command. At this time, it is not appropriate for a man to seek fame right away. To fight for the vanguard among brave generals is like sailing against the current. If you do not advance, you will retreat. Do not strive for merit at this time." Ask for a fight, when will you wait?" Li Huating was really desperate, with reinforcements behind him, no worries about his future, he just kept going forward, forward, forward, tearing, tearing, tearing, riding and roaming, leading his troops like a turbulent The entire Liao army's formation was shaken as it advanced and retreated like a wave, dispersing and gathering calmly. With inertia, the entire Liao army camp was like water in a cauldron, rippling violently, and the formation was in chaos.

"General Tong, victory or defeat depends on one action, you can charge now!" Seeing that Li Huating had disrupted the formation of the Liao army, there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. The experienced Pan Mei immediately seized the opportunity and ordered decisively. "The general obeys orders!" When Pan Mei finished her sentence, Tong Yu, who couldn't hold back any longer, agreed happily, raised his spear, and shouted: "Brothers, don't let General Li focus on beauty, let them see our brother's skills, Kill!" "Kill!" The 50,000 cavalry were divided into two groups, outflanking the main force of the Liao army in a pincer shape. At the same time, Xiao Talin also ordered generals, and the two armies came forward in the shape of wild goose wings. Mountains and gun forests converged into a tragic picture.

The Liao army was reacting and partially counterattacked during the retreat, and the three commanders, Xiao Talin, Xiao Qian, and Han Kuangsi, were of equal rank, each with subordinates, and their command was not as unified as that of the Song army. The oppressive force immediately pushed the Liao army back quickly as a whole for a while. Just a moment's retreat, the same scuffle, the momentum is completely different, Li Tong's army has formed a situation of pressing and fighting. This battle was of great significance in the short history of the Song-Liao War. In the following hundreds of years, the Song State never had such a complete battle against foreign enemies with pure cavalry force. Therefore, it has been listed as a classic cavalry battle teaching practice by the Song Military Academy established with the Luzhou Yanwu Hall as its predecessor. Many generals and outstanding soldiers from the Song and Liao Dynasties have also been recorded in the annals of history.

Hundreds of years later, in a teaching class summarizing this battle, Mr. Hua Mantian, a senior professor of the Great Song Yanwu Hall, introduced this to the students: "Historically, at that time, the Liao people called the Han people Han'er, and the Han people also called themselves the same. After several decades, Han'er was only a special name for the Liao Han people in habit. Since then, they were called Han people, and the Han people in Liao Kingdom were called Han children, but there was no such distinction at that time. Therefore, they suddenly heard the shouts of "Han children must win", and the Han men in the Liao army camp were called Han children. Emotionally and psychologically, I have already regarded myself as a Liao person, but I still received a strong psychological impact.

Especially when tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, the powerful impact and shocking force cannot be described in words, and the morale of the Han people in the Northern Army, who are also of Han blood, couldn't help but be demoralized.This had an immeasurable effect on Li Huating's 10,000 cavalry forcibly breaking into the enemy's formation. It can be said that this is an extremely successful example of psychological warfare. In addition, the Liao army was on the way to defend Nanjing at that time, and they launched a partial counterattack during the retreat. For the Liao soldiers, it was a very dangerous thing. On this point, the Liao people made a mistake again.

The third point is that at that time, General Pan Mei, the joint commander of the various generals of the Eastern Route Army of our country, returned to the rescue in time and personally commanded the battle.At that time, the Liao Kingdom had three generals, Xiao Qian, Xiao Talin, and Han Kuangsi, who belonged to different armies, and the military ranks or actual power of the three were roughly the same. The situation of the entire army is also an important factor in determining the outcome of this general battle. Of course, the role of our army's soldiers in this battle is unquestionable.In addition, there is another important reason that cannot be ignored by the students, and that is the impact of accidental factors on war.For example, in this battle, there was an official who later served as the Xuanfu envoy of our country in Jiaozhi. At that time, he was a small lieutenant named Ding Feng. General Tong Yu's rebel army became a part of this army.

He was wounded in the battle, and his intestines came out.After falling off his horse, he pulled out his saber and cut off the front leg of a horse that rushed in front of him, causing the enemy on the horse to fall off. Then, Ding Feng took advantage of the situation and chopped off the enemy's head.But what he never expected was that the person he killed with a single knife turned out to be Han Kuangsi, king of Yan in the Liao Kingdom. Han Kuangsi was born in Yutian, Jizhou.His father, Han Zhigu, was taken into Khitan as a slave by the Khitan people when he was six years old. Later, he became a house slave and married the founding emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Abaoji, with his mistress, Empress Chunqin.His son, Han Kuangsi, was good at medicine since he was a child, and the queen treated him like a son. Later, he ascended to heaven in one step. Wait. The later Liao Emperor Yeluxian was weak and sick, and Han Kuangsi was a good doctor, so the two established a deep personal friendship very early. At the same time, the queen of Yeluxian... cough... this... is the relationship with the ancestor emperor of our country. Xiao Chuo, the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom who wrote many ambiguous legends, had a marriage contract with Han Kuangsi's son Han Derang. Coupled with Ye Luxian's lack of confidantes at that time, Han Kuangsi was named King of Yan. I would like to make a special explanation here, students, folk legends are due to the close contacts between Song and Liao after the signing of the armistice agreement, my country's economic aid to Liao, and the frequent meetings between the leaders of the two countries, so that some good people Made up lies.My ancestral emperor, Wencheng Wude, Zebei common people, would never do such a thing. In the official history of Song and Liao, there is no clue to find and verify these fragrant legends. Qianjin Yixiaolou also compiled Many songs about the ancestors and empress Xiao are performed and sung, which is misleading. Students, don't treat literature and art as history, and don't be affected by these unofficial legends. " Cough cough, okay, let’s get back to the topic, the accidental death of Han Kuangsi, the king of Yan, caused the Liao army to be in a state of confusion, which accelerated the defeat of the Liao army, which made the whole battle situation tilt towards us quickly, and made our army fight with a smaller force. The cost of casualties was exchanged for a big victory.Classmates, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the victory or defeat cannot be said lightly until the last moment. A small person, a small incident, or an accident may completely change the situation of the battle. In the battle, Han Kuangsi died, Xiao Guan was captured with a severed arm, Xiao Talin suffered dozens of minor and serious injuries, and the main force of his troops was either killed or captured, and nearly 70% were wiped out. It can be called a complete victory, but the Song army still refused to follow suit. Rao, Xiao Talin led the remnants of his headquarters to break away from the battle, relying on the precious time gained by the soldiers who were still stranded on the battlefield to fight desperately, they quickly retreated, but Tong Yu's ghost persisted and he pursued him closely. The Liao army withdrew for dozens of miles and came to a small mountain called Yangjiao Mountain. With the condescending advantage, it was still difficult for the Song army to attack. Tong Yu had no fear, and led his troops to climb the mountain and attack. A bloody battle forced The Liao army abandoned Yangjiao Mountain and continued to retreat. In one day, Siyi changed defensive positions, while Tong Yu kept on clinging to them. The battle was fierce. It can be seen from the fact that Tong Yu died of three horses and changed horses four times to continue charging. One spot. In the end, Xiao Talin escaped from the valley with only three hundred cavalry, and all his troops were captured by the Song army in order to cover the escape of the general.Xiao Talin led more than 300 cavalry remnants and fled back to Youzhou. When Xiao Chuo heard the news, the main force of the cavalry was wiped out. The morale of the Liao army was severely damaged. Yang Hao's defeat of Yeluxiu was the same as Yeluxiu's defeat of Zhao Guangyi in Gaoliang River. It was a coincidence. If it is not so convincing, the encounter between the main forces of the cavalry of the two armies was a knife and a gun. real Kong Fu. In this battle, the Liao army was still completely defeated and defeated. The cavalry and shooting that the Liao army was proud of was no longer a weapon to restrain the Han people. One can imagine the heavy pessimism of the Liao army. The leak in the house coincided with continuous rain, and the ship was broken by the headwind. At a time when people were panicking and uneasy, Yang Hao led the main force to travel day and night, and finally arrived at the city of Youzhou. Before that, soldiers besieged Youzhou City again, forming a scene that was completely similar to Zhao Guangyi's original scene: the Song army besieged the city, and the reinforcements besieged the Song army. But this time, will Song Jun repeat his defeat? Yang Hao used almost exactly the same moves as Zhao Guangyi's in the early stage, and he wanted to find this place for the failure of the previous Song army. The large army besieged the city and set up camp quickly. Yang Hao personally inspected the three armies, arranging espionage, communication, assembly, deployment, counterattack, interception, as well as supplies, food, military doctors, logistics... At the head of Youzhou City, Xiao Chuo is also personally inspecting the three armies to boost morale.An indigo blue robe with a collar and narrow sleeves, covered with chain mail with fine scales, a shining heart mirror on the chest, pure white silver fox hair on the pocket and collar, and a long tuft of long hair on the silver helmet on the head. The fluttering pheasant feathers set off Empress Dowager Xiao's bright eyes and bright teeth, and her moon-like beauty. On her left side, followed by a tiger general, star-eyed and imposing, it is Brother Yeluxiu, the leader of the Liao Kingdom.After patrolling the east city, Xiao Chuo stopped in his tracks, leaned on the arrow stack and looked down the city. There was a battalion for ten miles, with flags flying, people shouting and horses neighing, and there was a lot of noise. Suddenly, Xiao Chuo's gaze was attracted by something.The yellow canopy is the emperor's ceremonial guard. Yang Hao, under the canopy, must be Yang Hao. Xiao Chuo's silver teeth are clenched immediately, the brows are a little red, and the beautiful face of Guanyin is as bright as water. Immediately, there was a murderous aura. The Huangluo canopy under the city also stopped suddenly, and from a distance, a general in silver helmet and silver armor could be seen slowly coming out from under the canopy of Huangluo, walked forward a few steps, stood still, and walked towards the Phoenix at the top of the city. Fold the umbrella and look over. They are too far apart to see facial features clearly, but both of them seem to see each other's appearance clearly, just staring at that line of figure for a long time, it seems that countless soldiers on both sides have sensed this invisible confrontation of each other's monarchs, The entire battlefield suddenly fell silent, only the howling wind, the waving of the banner, and the occasional neighing of the ignorant horse. The two gazes crossed the barracks, the trenches, and the city walls, intertwined and flowing, and looked at each other for a long time, Xiao Chuo suddenly withdrew his hand, clutching the snow and ice on the arrow stack tightly, and strode away. "Breakdown with the king is all about fighting, there is no more words to say!"