Chapter 972: Fire in the backyard ()
It's like a bolt from the blue.
Ying Qin's body suddenly became stiff, his eyes wide open and stared at Yelu Yuan tightly. After a while, he said word by word: "Did you kill him?"
Yelu Yuan shook his head and let go of the hand that was holding Ying Qin's shoulder.
Ying Qin did nothing meaningless. He saw that Yelu Yuan's cavalry had already rushed into the county town at this moment, and Khitan soldiers had already appeared on the city tower.
Any resistance is just a meaningless thing, but it may arouse the fierceness of the Khitan soldiers. If you really have a burn, kill, looting, and since you are powerless to change anything, it is better to try your best to ensure that Ji'an County will not be harmed by the little friendship with Yelu Yuan in the past.
"How is that possible?" Yelu Yuan sighed: "Brother Ying Qin, in Zhang Chengyou's eyes, I am just a dog. Even if I want to bite him back, he will not give me this opportunity."
"The Goryeo people cannot hurt him!" Ying Qin said coldly: "Have you joined forces with the Goryeo people?"
"It's not that I joined forces with the Goryeo people, but that I, the Tang Dynasty and the Goryeo people, joined forces with each other." Yelu Yuandao.
"Tangren?" Ying Qin was shocked.
Yelu Yuan nodded: "Brothers Ying Qin, the right guard of the Tang Dynasty, led by General Wen Fu, made a large-scale landing in Goryeo. Now a total of 20,000 troops have arrived in Goryeo. I am just following the trend."
"Those people are your comrades who have fought side by side for many years, your robe!" Ying Qin gritted his teeth and growled.
Yelu Yuan sneered: "Comrade-in-arms, cottage? I want to think so, but do Zhang Chengyou and the others think so? Since Zhang Zhongwu was the governor of Lulong, I, Yelu Yuan, fought for him in the east and west. We didn't mention any contributions or anything. It was enough to work hard? It's been more than ten years! But what did I get? My tribe still has difficulty keeping the cold clothes and food, and my brothers and sisters still cannot get enough weapons and armor. What's more annoying is that I am the Wandan clan, and they are actually the second-class people. Just like the local tribes who surrendered to the Liao king after defeat, they are even worse. Is this the reward I have paid for the Liao king in the east and west for more than ten years?"
Ying Qin was speechless.
"Brother Ying Qin, I am just a vanguard. At this moment, behind me, 20,000 Tang troops and 20,000 Goryeo coalition forces are heading towards Liaodong. I think you know that the entire Liaodong is now empty, and the main force of the army was taken away by Zhang Zhongwu. Now being dragged by the Tang army to Mozhou, you know very well what it means to appear on the land of Liaodong. The Liao king is finished, and the Zhang brothers are finished, too." Yelu Yuandao.
Ying Qin was depressed and his legs were weak. If Yelu Yuan hadn't grabbed him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"I have always kept my affection for me. That is, you did not regard me Yelu Yuan as an outsider, so in front of General Wen and Gu Panjun, I strongly guarantee you Ying Qin's brother. After they heard about what you did in Ji'an, they also valued you quite seriously. As long as you abandon your darkness and turn to the light, your future will be bright. In the future, it will not be comparable to a martial artist like me." Yelu Yuan continued.
After a while of silence, Ying Qin looked at Yelu Yuan with a bitter smile: "Do I have a choice?"
Yelu Yuan laughed.
Ying Qin had a lofty reputation in Ji'an, and the people here supported him quite well. If he could go to the Tang Dynasty, it would have been less trouble, and the Tang army could also be better supplemented in Ji'an.
Three days later, the main force of the Tang army appeared in Ji'an.
Wen Fu personally led 20,000 main forces of the Tang army, Tan Daozhen and Park Zicheng led 20,000 Korean coalition forces.
Because of the agreement reached earlier, after extinguishing Zhang Chengyou's Liao army, Goryeo's king Li Zaidao reached a reconciliation with the prime minister Tan Daoji. Under the reconciliation of Gu Han, who was appointed as Goryeo Governor by Li Ze, Goryeo was finally calm. Li Zaidao's status as the king of the country was unshakable, and Tan Daoji temporarily organized the ruling cabinet for a period of one year. A year later, Goryeo will convene all officials from the prefectures to elect the prime minister, thereby determining the real prime minister for the next five-year term.
The main task of the temporary cabinet is to organize logistics supply for this attacking army. Even if Goryeo is poor and indifferent now, even if he grits his teeth, he has to squeeze out these military rations to supply the army. Only by completely winning this war and defeating Zhang Zhongwu can Goryeo carry out political, economic and military reforms under the blueprint planned by Li Ze.
When Ying Qin saw the full armed and stern right-leading guard of the Tang Dynasty, the last trace of luck completely disappeared. The Liao Palace's rule over Liaodong for nearly eight years was finally coming to an end.
The King of Liao fought in Goryeo for nearly seven years, but never completely surrendered. Instead, the Tang army took action and Goryeo surrendered without fighting, becoming a chess piece under the command of the Tang army. The Tang people's skillful methods were amazing.
When the first snowflake fell, the five thousand cavalry led by Yelu Yuan rushed to the central part of Liaodong, located in the Liaowang City in Yingzhou.
Within a few days, the 40,000 coalition forces also set off from Ji'an, divided into several routes, and rushed towards their respective targets.
Standing on the top of the city and looking at the falling snowflakes, Ying Qin sighed.
It’s snowing!
The main force of the Liao King is still in Mozhou.
Once the King of Liao learned that his nest was attacked by the Tang people, it would be a dilemma before him.
Should we continue moving forward, or should we retreat and rescue the nest first?
Keep moving forward, where is the morale? Can you win even if you have a strong morale?
not necessarily.
But is it feasible to retreat? Once the snow starts to fall, it will never end until the entire Liaodong land is completely covered. A large army with lack of logistics marching in such snow is tantamount to walking between the Nine Nether Hells. The biggest possibility is that the old nest cannot be saved, and they will also be destroyed on the road to withdraw.
No matter how the battle situation of the main Liao army was in Mozhou, Yingzhou and Jizhou were unsuccessful. What if the Liao King defeated the Tang army in Mozhou?
The water without a source will eventually dry up.
A tree without roots will always die.
He reached out to catch a flying snowflake. Seeing the beautiful snowflakes melting rapidly in his hands, Ying Qin shook his head vigorously and threw these thoughts out of his mind. Now he is the magistrate of Ji'an County of the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to worry about the King of Liao. If he has this time, it is better to go to the countryside to see if the people in remote areas are ready for this winter.
Can firewood and charcoal be sufficient?
Can rice and flour be wrapped around the belly?
Is the house safe?
There are too many things to do and more things to do.
I am just a small county magistrate, and it is not my turn to worry about those military and national affairs.
And calm down and manage your own affairs within this acre of three-point land.
Countless messengers braved the flying snow and rushed into the city of Liaowang. Many horses fell to the ground before arriving at the Liaowang Mansion, but the knights on the horse didn't care about the horses, jumped up from the ground and rushed towards the Liaowang Mansion.
A large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared in Jizhou, and then divided into two parts. One of the main forces rushed to Yingzhou. At this time, Jizhou and Yingzhou basically became an empty shell. Even the five thousand main forces in Liaowang City were divided into half by Zhang Zhongwu to chase and suppress the rebels in Weihu Mountain.
The Tang and Goryeo coalition forces were unstoppable in Yingzhou, Jizhou.
With a loud bang, Zhang Zhongwen fell on the chair, his face as if dead.
They also thought that a fatal blow would come from the rear, from Goryeo, who they thought had already been suppressed. Zhang Chengyou's tens of thousands of main forces silently overturned Goryeo, and they had not received any news.
Now, everything is a foregone conclusion.
The trend is over.
"Call all local tyrants into the Liaowang City, and gather all the troops we can gather to the Liaowang City!" I don't know how long it has passed, Zhang Zhongwen's quiet voice sounded in the hall. "Give up the garrisons in other places and gather all the power to the Liaowang City. When heavy snow is approaching, we may not have no chance to defend the Liaowang City. As long as we persist until the Liaowang returns with great victory."
Although it was like the top of the five thunders, Zhang Zhongwen still maintained the most basic soberness.
All the powerful households were summoned to the Liaowang City, and prevent these wind-blowing guys from turning against each other when they saw that the situation was not good, they defected to the Tang army. Instead, they became the leader party, banned them together and bound them to the Liaowang City, and everyone died together, and everyone lived together. The combat effectiveness of these powerful households' personal guards should not be underestimated.
The Tang army may not have seen the snow in Liaodong. As long as it lasts for a longer time, after the heavy snow completely covers this world, no matter how strong the army is, its combat effectiveness will be reduced to a level that cannot be lower than that. The Liao army protected by a strong city will definitely be able to persist more than its opponents.
Liu Yan shook off the ice chips on the cloak and rubbed the cloak hard. The originally flowing cloak has now become hard. At the root of a big tree beside him, a large pile of snow squirmed a few times, and a head came out of the snow, but it was Fan Jian, who stood up from the ground while yawning, stomped his feet on the ground, rubbed his hands constantly.
Since Liao Wangcheng sent a cavalry of three thousand people to chase and suppress them, their lives have become much harder. They have gone from looting everywhere to wandering around.
"Just just now, the scout came to report, and Zhang Mian suddenly led his army toward Yingzhou." Looking at the cloak that had become soft again, Liu Yan put it on his body again and said.
"Hmm?" Fan Jian suddenly became energetic.
"What's the reason?"
"I don't know yet! The spies are following."
"We have to keep up!" Fan Jian said.
"It may be a trap!"
"But it may be that they are in trouble!" Fan Jian's eyes lit up: "Do you still remember the Goryeo thing I told you?"
"You mean, our army has arrived?"
Chapter completed!