There was a sound of footsteps, and Shi Shouxin opened his eyes, but he didn't stand up immediately, let alone grab the saber beside him.The sergeant in charge of the night vigil had already told him that it was the scout general Yang Congyi.There were a few grilled fish on the side of the fire, slightly steaming, Yang Congyi, who was cold, came to the edge of the fire, took a fish and ate it cleanly in three or two bites, and took another one and continued to eat hard.Shi Shouxin handed over the wine silently, Yang Congyi took a big sip, swallowed the fish and said to Shi Shouxin: "Xiao Qi escaped, but left the deputy general Liu Xi to deal with us, and also issued a statement, whoever kills my Great Song sergeant can exchange a head for gold." ”Shi Shouxin frowned and said: "Fools know that it is a lie, but there are always people who believe it."
But our goal is not to mozhou, but to surround him and eliminate reinforcements.He is gone, even if we take Mozhou, it will have no effect on the overall situation.This time, the general has made it very clear that the purpose is to kill and injure the soldiers of the Liao State, not only the Liao army of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, but also their native Liao army will be forced over, and then slowly eliminated.One city and one pool doesn't matter.The result of this is probably related to what General Yang did in Yingzhou, I wonder why the order was given by the general, why did he kill in Yingzhou City, isn't this contrary to the original goal!
”Yang Congyi stretched out his hand and said on the fire: "Actually, it's no wonder General Yang, at the beginning, everyone thought that they were all Song people, not hurting the people, not disturbing the people, but no one thought that the Song people in Yingzhou City had already regarded themselves as Liao people, and they helped the Liao army resist us.At first, only some of the sergeants couldn't help but move, but the spread became bigger and bigger, and in the end, they couldn't even control the military order, and the result turned into a massacre.General Yang was not in the city at that time, but led a large army to pursue the Liao army, and when he heard the news, it was too late. ”Shi Shouxin frowned and said: "What is the attitude of the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun towards us now, I have already reminded us, since they didn't hurt people with weapons, can't they bear it?"
If this news reaches Tokyo, many of us will have to hit the ground!
”Yang Congyi looked up at Shi Shouxin and said, "Then what now?"
”Shi Shouxin said angrily: "What else can I do, wait for news from Tokyo!"
I'm angry not about what they did in Yingzhou City, but Your Majesty, the envoys from the Hami Kingdom have said that the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun don't recognize us at all in the Great Song Dynasty, but Your Majesty just doesn't listen, what is to convince people with virtue, what has been the people of the Great Song Dynasty since ancient times!
Forget it, don't talk about this, since the people have run away, there is no need to surround Mozhou, when will the army of Yingzhou join us?
”Yang Congyi looked at the already white sky and said: "At noon tomorrow, although Yingzhou has been taken, there are still many troops in the Liao army outside, and it is estimated that those troops must be cleaned up before they can come to us." ”Shi Shouxin sighed and said, "Then that's it, General Yang went to Youzhou, who is leading the troops now?"
Shi Zhong?
”Yang Congyi nodded and said: "Yes, he also killed a lot of people in Yingzhou, just because he is about to hire people now, otherwise he would have been sent back to Tokyo."
General Yang told him that whether this head can be kept depends on whether he can take Mozhou. ”Shi Shouxin frowned and said, "What about Hami over there." ”Yang Congyi sighed and said, "They haven't sent troops yet, it should depend on the situation on our side." ”Shi Shouxin nodded: "I'm afraid that only if we take Youzhou, Hami will send troops, and they are also guarding us, afraid that we will not be able to work hard, and let them gnaw the bones, General Yang must have thought of this, so he led the army to besiege Youzhou." ”Yang Congyi got up and said, "Then let's attack the city directly like this?"
With all due respect, although our strength is three times that of the defenders of Mocheng, we will definitely not be able to please under the strong attack. ”Shi Shouxin said lightly: "If you can't please it, you have to fight, the more we fight here, the more Liao will guard against Hami."
Judging from the information we have received, the Liao State is more defensive of Hami than us.It is not a secret that the Great Song Dynasty recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, but the Liao State has never put the army on this side, I think their idea is to use the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to drag us down, and then use their strength on the Hami side and take the initiative to attack, and then Hami will naturally ask us for help.If we support Hami, the predicament here will be self-defeating, if not, they will take the opportunity to take Hami, even if they can't take it, they can keep the land outside the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun from being attacked by us.This is a gamble, betting that they can quickly defeat Hami, I don't know if Hami can stop the Liao army, anyway, we have to bite as much meat from the Liao as possible before Hami asks for help. ”Yang Congyi let out a cold breath and said with a smile: "Maybe Hami can wipe out the army of Liao?"
When the time comes, not to mention the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the entire land of Liao will be ours.Forget it, I don't want to do it so much, it doesn't matter to us what this battle will look like in the future, let's just do our own thing, but ah, if we want to save Shi Zhong's head, we have to get a big victory here.I'll let someone notify Yingzhou and let him move faster.Otherwise, when the brothers want to help him, they won't be able to help. ”The sky was bright, the soldiers got up one after another, and soon, the mountains and forests were full of fires, and they slept in the cold fog last night, although they had sleeping bags to keep warm, but it was still very cold.rubbing their cheeks one by one, they waited for the men to bring the food.Some of the guys who felt hungry and unbearable took out the dry food that they had secretly left over on weekdays, roasted it on the fire, and then ate a little bit of it one by one, and then quickly put it away.After breakfast, the army left the mountains and forests in full gear and marched north.Time was very tight, and Shi Zhong came with the news that he and the Liao State supporting the Yingzhou army would encounter each other around noon.Shi Zhong only has a thousand cavalry in his hands, this is his own soldiers and horses, originally wanted to support the army on the Mozhou side, but he didn't expect that after the army of the Liao State to support Yingzhou collected the rout of Yingzhou, he actually bumped into his soldiers and horses on the way back.If he can't get rid of the pursuing soldiers, Shi Zhong's 2,000 cavalry is likely to be besieged by more than 30,000 people led by Wang Sizhi, and finally hate the Liao State.Shi Zhong was very painful, the reason why he fell to this point was completely his own fault, if it wasn't for that accident, he should have followed Yang Huaiyu to Youzhou now, and he wouldn't have been delayed in Yingzhou for a day, and as a result, he ran into the army of Liao.However, he did not regret it, and if he had turned back time, he would still choose to do so.The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were the land of the Song people, and the people here were also the children of the Song Dynasty, but they betrayed their ancestors and recognized the thief as their father.After the army enters the city, they can be unwilling, they can be angry, but they should not be hated and should not be regarded as invaders.When he endured countless insults, he only felt happy when he saw a soldier raise his saber, and then his blood surged.When he came to his senses, the entire Yingzhou City was already full of smoke and corpses, knowing that this would have serious consequences, Shi Zhong felt extremely happy.After the army had eaten a feast, he mounted on his horse and quietly waited for information from the scouts.As soon as the Liao's pursuers came into the scout's field of vision, he would meet head-on.Give the Liao army another unforgettable lesson on this plain, this time, Shi Zhong intends to use muskets.Nadelman kept galloping in front of the army with his spear in his hand, constantly cheering for the soldiers loudly, and the shouts of the soldiers were deafening and the fighting spirit was high.When he raised his butcher's knife against the defenseless people in Yingzhou City, he knew his fate, and if he could die in this war, it might be the happiest thing.Zhao Zhen is about to die, this is the consensus of everyone.It is precisely because this old man is dying, so he cherishes his reputation very much, and he wants to carry out the word "benevolence" to the end, and anyone who makes a move to discredit this word will not end well.The reason why Shi Zhong chose to stop and wait for such a crazy move of the Liao army was because of this, he did not pay the real death battle and great merit, even if he returned to the Great Song Dynasty, he would die.Another reason was that his soldiers were not up to his command.The birth of the Hami musket can be said to have changed the perception of war among all generals.Cavalry is still strong, but a cavalry that can shoot accurately on horseback is the elite that is really needed in this era.Obviously, there are very few cavalrymen who can meet this requirement.None of the troops led by Shi Zhong met the requirements.The scouts constantly reported the enemy's position, and the army by the river gradually became nervous.Behind him was a rushing river, which the cavalry could not pass, and Shi Zhong put himself on the side of a river that looked like a Jedi.Only in this way can the army of the Liao State be attracted to press on them without any scruples, because they will think that they are living in the place of death.Cavalry generally does not build positions, they prefer to kill the enemy on horseback, and the construction of positions has always been done by infantry.After a period of preparation, there were two more trenches in front of Shi Zhong.These trenches could hinder the speed of the cavalry, leaving more time for the muskets to kill the enemy.At the bottom of the trench were numerous canisters of kerosene, which could be ignited by a single gunpowder bullet as soon as the enemy's vanguard rushed through the first trench.These canisters of fire oil are the stocks of the Great Song Dynasty, and they have been completely eliminated in the era of muskets and artillery, so the oil cans brought by the army this time are very sufficient, and the purpose is very simple, that is, to use waste and consume inventory.The scouts told him that the army of Liao was getting closer and closer to them, and gradually there were fewer and fewer scouts coming back, and the scouts on both sides had begun to fight.